Ishbadiddle: "a leader is the cherry on the cake, but the cake is the concept"

"a leader is the cherry on the cake, but the cake is the concept"

Coming back from my grandma's house this weekend, I drove by Linglestown, PA. I of course had to email Colin about it. A subsequent Google search on colin linglestown led to the Amazon page for the John Travolta / Lisa Kudrow / Nora Ephron flick Lucky Numbers.

Which is how I found the best. Consumer review. EVAR.

Thierry Humbert of Puyricard, France was moved by Lucky Numbers to write the following, which I simply must quote in full:

This movie is great; the cast is good, all the actors play wonderfully, the story is original, the soundtrack is made up of a variety of tunes, good vibes for most of them . The movie raises plenty of questions:
- are we in the 4th dimension ?
- is Mildred going to come back from Florida ?
- are there limits to enjoyment ?
- how much money is it possible to earn at the lottery ?
- what is money for ?
- donations: to who ?
- what are lucky numbers ?
- what is luck ?
- what is music for ?
- what is an accident ?
- what is the best insurance ?
- what is beauty ?
- what is universal ?
- who needs details ?
- what is intuition ?
- what is civility ?
- what is language ?
- what is time, how should we use it ?
- what is an animator (or leader)?
- what is an agent for ?
- was the murdered body naked ?
- what is hate ?
- why are deterrents necessary ?
- are we allowed to lie ?
- is it okay to get a bit more money if it is only fair ?
... and many more questions.
The whole story is outstanding in many respects, and some of the good sequences are:
1) absolutely all the scenes with Lisa Kudrow, she is a fantastic actress in this movie ;
2) the scenes with the two policemen, the white and the black ;
3) the scene when one policeman shows interest in Cristal but not the opposite;
4) the snowmobile ride by John Travolta;
5) the robbery in the couple's flat; (this shows that to get something from someone else, you could threaten this person to death, after scaring him, to break his will);
6) just before the robbery, the way the White policeman feels that the passer-by is actually up to something wrong;
7) the scene in which Cristal finally gets an agreement with Dick, after tense negociation resting on deterrents.

What I liked best in the movie:
1) the behavior of Cristal;
What I disliked:
1) the death of [plot spoiler];
2) Dick.

Finally, this movie teaches us what the qualities of a good animator (or leader) should be:
1) a leader is the cherry on the cake, but the cake is the concept;
2) a leader does not leave room to chance;
3) a leader can be trusted 100%;
4) a leader makes sure there are no lies;
5) a leader never sets unrealistic deadlines;
6) a leader avoids confusing, abstract gestures when talking; the message has to be 100% clear;
7) a leader never criticizes others in their back.

Also it opened up some ideas inside me, like :
- routine is ugly;
- building is great;
- having experience is great;
- having a young mind and a capacity to marvel like a child is great.