York does not struggle to break free, or even squirm. The script conspires to bring massive, global issues to a human, even comic plane. Peripheral choices such as a mother struggling with whether to not to stop contributing to her planet's demise by using laundry bleach are weighed against the fisherman's violent choice in a world where rats chewing through computer chips can bring our entire justice system to a halt.
Action stops for a moment, and the implications hit, with strong force.
York has a wonderful gift for writing funny lines, and she's endowed all her characters with individual senses of humor.