He dummied the pass - another fleeting instant of uncertainty - and darted into the area.

It happens at every level of every game - everyone who has ever played any sport can remember moments of stepping beyond normal limitations, if only for a fleeting instant.

He holds a razor, or else scales balanced on a sharp edgeattributes illustrating the fleeting instant in which occasions appear and disappear.

Overall, though, for all its striking images and fleeting instants of intensity, the production lacks a persuasive heartbeat.