Shaking a drink (besides diluting it faster) gives a drink an icy, frothy feel. Sometimes you want that. But sometimes you want the drink to just be chilled and still. For a Manhattan or a Martini, I don't like that icy froth - kills the taste. Some drinks benefit from it, to be sure. But there is a…

Let's not forget that the most sympathetic character, Angel, is introduced singing about how she made a bucket of money luring a dog to its death; and celebrating. We're supposed to take into account that it was a rich woman's dog, and worse, a yappy dog, so it didn't deserve to live. But at least Angel got paid.