In the film, Los Angeles is a world of false fronts and phony people. He made his figures lifelike and relatable, as opposed to portraying unrealistic or phony poses. Even so, Canby said that the effects were too "phony looking to be disgusting". The victim sends payment to the phony escrow company and receives nothing in return. Desperate, he visits "Madam Ruby", a phony psychic. Marriage' offers serious criticism of what is phony about a sacred American institution. The first political figure ensnared in the phony investment scheme was Camden mayor Angelo Errichetti. Kramer tells Jerry about his friend Mike calling Jerry a "phony". In regard to Vance's supposedly phony accent, Van Dine addressed the issue early on. However, advertisers are adamant that they should not have to pay for phony clicks. It came when there was a military stalemate on the continent called the "Phony War". I also believe that kids can spot a phony a mile away. They also featured phony news stories about everyday things. The film tells the story of a phony spiritualist racket. The album was criticised for containing an excess of freestyle battle and phony sentimentality.