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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Packages the disaster-happy director's greatest hits into one cataclysmic picture."
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4/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The kind of movie where telling people to see it isn't enough. You physically want to drive them to the theater so they'll be there in time for the next showing."
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Beyond the impressive visuals, there isn't much."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Adam's disorder is but one piece of a tender relationship puzzle that's nurtured out of its shell by the performers."
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A pretentious, naval-gazing pity party thrown for condescending, affected blowhards."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"A quiet, reserved, and unexpectedly small picture about an aviation pioneer whose historical legacy ... has become larger than life."
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A handsomely crafted and beautifully acted awakening story that's predictable but consistently rewarding."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"never comes close to duplicating the urgent pacing of Brown's crackling source material"
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The first film I've seen this year that made me feel something."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/5 |
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(2009) |
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"In this day and age, you simply cannot produce unsophisticated animation like the kind on display in the campy Battle for Terra and hope to compete."
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Wrings pain out of heartbreaking truths, and steamrolls to an unpredictable conclusion that's suspenseful, mildly coincidental, but gut-wrenchingly sad."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Recycles the charitable messages of other religion-based films, from "Facing the Giants" to "Fireproof," but presents them in an accessible, mainstream package."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"finds sharp laughs in the nooks and crannies of the formula"
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Plays by the strict and proper rules of the period genre, resulting in a predominantly frigid and impersonal love story."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Follows an offbeat path to reach that destination, and most will enjoy the journey."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Comes across like a refresher course, and not the higher education Moore has strived for in the past."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Where Pixar would have made a nutritious main course out of the character issues in Lord and Miller's script, "Meatballs" skips them in favor of dessert."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A familiar lemonade-from-lemons period biopic or, in the case of the fashionista, a smart-suit-from-tattered-threads tale."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Visceral enough to inspire action, no matter your politics."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"A technically proficient but disturbing adaptation (that) adopts a surprisingly macabre tone."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Jolts with disturbing plot twists, disgusts with gory kills, showcases awesome and inventive alien technology, comments on inhumane medical experimentation and criticizes unchecked military might, but always remains in service of a nail-biting story."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Proves Raimi still knows how to crawl under an audience's skin."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"entertains as much as it educates"
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Feeds our ever-growing need to root for talented performers seeking that proverbial big break."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"a front-row seat to a rousing Broadway production"
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"It's an "Inconvenient Truth" for food, minus the droning Al Gore and a handful of PowerPoint slides."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The action figures formerly known as "Real American Heroes" deserve something better than this artificial, live-action cartoon."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"McConaughey is mildly coasting. He has danced these steps before."
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1.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"peddles safe humor that's mashed up and spoon-fed to an audience craving toothless comedy"
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Educates more than it entertains, even though there's plenty of colorful subjects (Chris) Rock could have gently lampooned."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Bahrani's his experimental (and, some might argue, pretentious) dramas can wander off course in search of honest emotion, often to the detriment of his story."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"a raucous comedy that adheres to the one-joke-pony structure ... except the talent Brennan attracts is stronger, and the jokes his screenwriters attempt are more obscure."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"now, at least, I understand the hoopla surrounding this spunky, cool, and charismatic young performer"
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3.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Smaller, intimate, personal and fragile. It almost feels as if nothing happens ... until you step back and realize everything is happening in this film."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"There's a definite absence of Hollywood gloss in Bigelow's film, which was appreciated."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"This is what happens when the guy who directed two "Home Alone" movies collaborates with the screenwriter of "Looney Tunes: Back in Action.""
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The third time's less of a charm and more of a thin attempt to cash in on the success of the previous installments."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"One of the year's most intelligent (scripts), unifying political intrigue and backroom muckraking with stinging, pop-culture putdowns."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Beneath the feathered toupee, that disturbingly fuzzy mustache, and 30 pounds of listless, desk-job body fat lies Matt Damon, giving an outstanding comedic performance."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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1.5/5 |
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(2009) |
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"There's no real structure to Jordan's film, so stories haphazardly begin and disappear without ending"
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1.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The pop-art auteur's least-focused film to date, a rambling wreck of shrewd ideas and cinematic influences that never interlock into their own identifiable movie."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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4/5 |
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(2009) |
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"traces its bloodline back to the paranoia peddlers of the 1970s"
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Filmcritic.com |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Warmly lit and beautifully acted, but cynical enough %u2013 and chock-full of enough dark humor %u2013 to avoid what might have been unbearably schmaltzy."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Listening to rock gods speak about their music isn't nearly as enjoyable as listening to them play it."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Perfectly pleasant but slight."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/5 |
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(2009) |
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"as much of a nonsensical head-scratcher as the source show."
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Filmcritic.com |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"The ultimate explanation behind Shelton's methods deflates some of the picture's fun, but by then you've enjoyed most of Gray's gritty ride."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Goes for broke on sentiment but overlooks important details that make decent films great."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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2.5/4 |
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(2009) |
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"Does a passable imitation of a Coen brothers comedy."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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3/4 |
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(2009) |
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"As a quiet, sad character piece, it strikes the appropriate nerves."
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Charlotte Weekly |
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