It is a much more gripping moment than the flashbacks to the 9-year-old Ellie finding her father dead of a heart attack.

For all its gripping moments, the piece is occasionally undercut by dance solos that vary in quality.

Some genuinely gripping moments could get lost in the potential controversy.

The film's few gripping moments all belong to Mr. Dupuis.

That was the most gripping moment.

And what does the director do at this most gripping moment?

"Even angels lose their wings," Dolphin tells Seth at a not very gripping moment.

Still, the book has gripping moments.

For all the unknowns - indeed, because of them - this is a gripping transitional moment in history.

"Double Edge" has its gripping moments, but the film is a bit too pat in the way it sets out its debates.