Lazybones

There’s a thematic throughline developing through Powell’s quote quickies of shiftless men gaining purpose through a woman and becoming valuable members of society through the strength of their ideas. Here, it’s really truncated, though. The 60-minute runtime doesn’t allow for a lot of room in the storytelling, and Powell dedicates too much time to a supporting cast that don’t do much more than take up room. They’d be fine window-dressing, perhaps one could call it world-building, in a 90 mi...