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give the film a dramatic centre, but the observation of character keeps mainly to the surface, and the playing of David Knight and Margo Lorenz is not sufficiently experienced to give the airport romance much conviction. The film, though, continually deserts the centre for the periphery. ...The film relies considerably on small-part players and marginal incidents; the detail, however, never looks like adding up to a satisfactory whole."
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