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C |
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(2009) |
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"...had its heart in the right place, but in order to have a shred of believability, it needed more grit. The Tuohys are cardboard saints with a big bank account and Oher is their big lump of clay."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"The film is both a police thriller and a drug addled fantasy with an iguana for a guide and Cage plays it like Hunter S. Thompson with a badge."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"...as Lautner's stock rises, Pattinson's falls."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"...is well acted and Lee Daniels has directed it with some wit and experimental flair, but the actual story...is a horror movie turned fairy tale, "Cinderella" on steroids"
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"Cliched, bombastic, coincidental, corny and technologically implausible, "2012" is so silly it might be entertaining if it didn't go on so long."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"It's extremely episodic, and while the individual episodes are often a lot of fun...one walks away with little but classic rock earworms."
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"What sets "Mr. Fox" apart from the rest of the Anderson oeuvre, apart from the talking animals, is that Anderson's writing is glossed with some wry hardboiled noir and more than a few double entendres."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Writer/director Sebastián Silva uses a documentary shooting style that works to create an intimate, slightly unsettling portrait of a domestic on the edge."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"Nicolas Winding Refn ("The Pusher" trilogy) takes an experimental approach to the biopic, letting his subject guide the way through his life so far as if it were a piece of performance art."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"...starts to feel like a one trick pony."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Even Clooney seems to be spinning his wheels here, playing the same self-aware looniness we've seen from him in Coen Brothers movies, just as Jeff Bridges is right back in "Big Lebowski" territory."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"...we never experience that moment when Scrooge's heart melts. He seems already changed the moment Marley leaves him."
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D- |
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(2009) |
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"The script is condescending to its characters to the point that poor Jennifer Coolidge should file abuse charges."
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D- |
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(2009) |
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"I'd love to be at a screening of "The Fourth Kind" in Nome, where it's sure to be greeted as a comedy."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"The craft on display here is stunning...and the actors are up to the von Trier's challenges, but...It's a cerebral piece of horror, one that keeps you at arm's length."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Hilary Swank certainly looks the part and...fits the period well, ...but although her Amelia talks about her love of flight, Nair fails to really make us feel it."
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"...despite his fine attention to detail, a great cast and a deliciously edgy build, West can't bring his film to the finish line."
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"Director F. Gary Gray seems to have picked up on some "Seven"-like aspects of the script to arrive at the film's visual look, but the effect it produces is more like "Saw V" crossed with every clichéd film about...a workaholic coming to appreciate his fam"
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"..worth the effort for the four pieces called out - Nair's is deep and playful at the same time, Attal's very well written and acted. Hughes' is perhaps the best example of the theme...while Akin's is the most visually inventive and mysterious"
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"In this amazing, if not perfect adaptation, the filmmakers subtly create an alternate reality for Max...and they have done it in an incredibly imaginative and moving way."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"...a better balance of the human element against that of politics and courtrooms would have given the film a stronger emotional hook."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"...one of the best sports films ever made, despite the paucity of play on the actual field. Many think Sheen has been unfairly overlooked by the Academy for past performances, but his Brian Clough is a career best."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"...may be set in Bora-Bora, but it's about as much fun as a lock down with an obsessive religious cult."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"Relative newcomer Carey Mulligan makes a huge splash in the title role with a complex performance that balances a sophistication beyond her years (and her upbringing) with the vulnerability of youth."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"...a surprisingly in-depth documentary in which a niche subject - black women's hair - turns out to touch upon all type of societal issues from self-esteem and ideals of beauty to economics to sexual intimacy."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"A n intricate dual character study."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"...Ferrara has left a testament to a beloved place whose spirit has been corrupted by commerce."
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A+ |
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(1999) |
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"Inventive, hilarious, witty, touching and exhiliarting, (the final climatic scene which follows an airline's baggage handling system is heart stopping) "Toy Story 2" is that rarest of things - a perfect film."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"Ricky Gervais and Matthew Robinson...take the old adage 'if God didn't exist, man would have to invent him' and have their main character do just that. Unfortunately, the underpinnings of their conceit don't hold up very well..."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"[The filmmakers] serve up one of the year's most entertaining films...by concocting a few riffs to keep playing on and coming up with the inspired casting of Jesse Eisenberg and Woody Harrelson as a perfectly mismatched buddy team."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A |
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(2009) |
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"The Coens are going for the whole enchilada here - man's search for meaning, the existence of God, pattern and randomness in the Universe, and the essential solitude of the human condition."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"With "Bright Star," writer/director Jane Campion has made a film that is like a flip, 'civilized,' version of "The Piano's" exotic wilderness."
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A- |
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(2007) |
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"...Morgenthaler shows influences from Miyazaki to cinematic action/adventure films. "Princess" is a real disturbing dazzler."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"...unlike the manipulation of facts and imagery used to make his cases in "Bowling for Columbine" and "Fahrenheit 9/11," here a more restrained Moore comes across as more fair and even handed than he has in years"
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Although [Oren Peli] has borrowed liberally from films from "The Blair Witch Project" to "The Exorcist" and a dash of "Lost Highway," "Paranormal Activity" is a sterling standout in a genre that usually disappoints."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"...despite cliched characters and parents straight from central casting, the performance numbers are executed by some pretty talented kids and Megan Mullally and Bebe Neuwirth are intriguing as the school's singing and dance instructors."
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C+ |
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(2009) |
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"...a biopic that is two thirds soap opera and one third character study...Fontaine does little to root Chanel's future career in her past."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"...an American independent that let us experience a different kind of minority lifestyle."
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Reeling Reviews |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"...had the potential to bring some real girl power to the horror genre [but] it's a major disappointment across the board."
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Reeling Reviews |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"...a coma-inducing collection of unimaginative sermons, tasteless symbolism and one of the most crass uses of product placement to come down the pike in some time"
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"Terrific use of 3D, beautiful size perspective, a stunning rendering of the ocean and witty character design make it an eyeful, while the script delights with puns, sight gags and pop culture nudge-winks."
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B |
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(2009) |
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"Damon gives one of the best performances of his career here, a sneak-up-on-you the-dupe-as-duper narrator."
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Reeling Reviews |
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A- |
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(2009) |
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"...seems more French than Japanese with its chaotic gathering and multi-layered and constant dialogue."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2009) |
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"James Nesbitt is searing in a performance that bubbles both with rage and a tightrope type of wit."
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Reeling Reviews |
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C- |
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(2009) |
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"It is a mystery why star Beckinsale...keeps wallowing in junk food genre fare....a might more entertaining than watching snow on your television."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B- |
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(2009) |
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"This is the type of film that used to marketed by the early Weinstein Miramax, a crowd pleaser whose foreign origin and assured direction make it seem like art for the masses."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B+ |
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(2009) |
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"A change of scenery to Austin, TX, shows a distinct lack of mumble...These characters may still be a bit unsure of themselves, but...have become a whole lot more articulate and sexually confident."
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Reeling Reviews |
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D- |
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(2009) |
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"...a dismal looking affair with flat sound. If it's title sounds like something that might happen in a dentist's office, that's about what sitting through it feels like."
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Reeling Reviews |
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D+ |
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(2009) |
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"...features the singular most awful line of dialogue in a movie this year..."
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Reeling Reviews |
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B |
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(2008) |
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"...a fascinating dual character study lodged within a somewhat stodgy film."
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