Mr. Kirsch shows that this was no daring act of armed resistance but simply a confused and misguided young man driven to commit a random act of violence.

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The film uses that man-ages-backward notion as a framework on which to hang a completely random string of dramatic incidents, everything from a World War II naval engagement to the finding of a foundling on the back stairs.

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Imagine that a man walks up to you and tells you this: He will pick a public company at random from a very select group.

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The Piano Man wins a whole lot of points with me for making big business decisions just to spite some random journalist.

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