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Despite its respectful restraint, “Eric LaRue” can be smothering in its solemnity, leaving Janice feeling one-note rather than a woman lost in her tangle of emotions.

The first version of this cake used only white sugar, and it was too one-note, too cloying.

Conversely, if a dish feels flat or one-note, add a touch of dairy, like cheese or sour cream, to round it out.

Its comedic elements are bafflingly one-note and conventional, but worst of all, they’re devoid of any perspective or insightful commentary, despite Hancock’s many attempts to send up the poison of masculinity throughout the film.

Film critics weren’t impressed, calling the film a “chilly, one-note bore.”