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C+ |
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(2008) |
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"Neither satire nor drama but a sort of stream-of-consciousness rumination on Bush past and present, Stone's film is little better than a stunt, and a fairly toothless one at that."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2008) |
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"For many...the picture will fail to strike the desired tragicomic nerve."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2006) |
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"An incisively observed, richly detailed and wonderfully unpredictable portrait of a young man's journey to maturity,...a singularly affecting movie."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2006) |
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"At its core this movie is, despite the title, pretty shallow stuff, but compared to most example of the genre it's reasonably energetic and well-made."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2005) |
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"Ostentatiously and unremittingly tasteless. Unfortunately, in this case at least, that does not equate with hilarious...You can't wait for the movie to end."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Boasts a distinctive style and tone, but the style is arch and quaint, and the tone too insistently quirky."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
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(2001) |
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"A pretentious snoozer...While there's a good deal in the
picture to excite the eye, there's not much to stimulate the ear
or...to engage the mind."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2000) |
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"Waking the Dead is D.O.A., and none of its manifest good intentions are capable of resuscitating it."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
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(2002) |
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"Cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment... simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2007) |
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"Offers a few inspired moments in a sea of mediocre gags, fumbled opportunities and that great foul among contemporary comedies--unnecessary grossness."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2005) |
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"Ultimately sinks under the weight of an unwieldy script and uncommunicative performances."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"Though you'll probably leave the theatre swinging to the music, this highly conventional movie really doesn't do its subject justice."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2002) |
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"A supremely schmaltzy sudser that manages to be both laughably
predictable and absurdly pious...an elongated version of
a sappy afterschool TV special."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
|
(2007) |
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"Though hardly a revelatory journey, it's a stroll that offers some modest pleasures along the way."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2004) |
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"Nothing more than an efficiently-manufactured piece of crowd-pleasing vicarious violence, but it does what it sets out to do, even if that isn't much."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
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(2008) |
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"Pleasant enough--and certainly pretty enough--to serve: a lesser Pixar effort, but one that most viewers, young and old, will enjoy if not be transported by."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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A- |
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(2005) |
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"Transcendentally silly fun...sure to enchant toddlers, great-grandparents and everybody in between."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2009) |
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"A bland tourist souvenir, the equivalent of an authorized biography rather than an independent one."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D- |
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"A dreary rehash of genre cliches...a vanity project if there ever was
one."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
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(2008) |
|
"Possesses a 'wow' factor that will make it one of the summer's biggest hits...an unabashed testosterone-adrenaline cocktail spiced up with a dollop of torture-porn bloodlust."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
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(2007) |
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"The film's artsy surface diminishes its impact [but] tells a story that needs to be told repeatedly."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
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(2005) |
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"This anti-Close Encounters is a spectacular technical exercise, but in the final analysis it's as loud and soulless a piece of equipment as the aliens' Tripod Death Stars."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
|
(2002) |
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"A film at once depressing and uplifting--depressing in terms of the sad, often horrifying subjects of Nachtwey's photographs but uplifting in terms of his commitment and integrity."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2002) |
|
"A fast-paced, glitzy but extremely silly piece."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
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(2003) |
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"An affecting reworking of a traditional story, told with passion, sensitivity, and a little clumsiness."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
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(2006) |
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"It may not dig very deep, but it has a certain grubby charm, and it doesn't overplay its hand."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
|
(2000) |
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"Nasty, sadistic, ugly and pointless."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
|
(2009) |
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"A $100 million cult movie that some fans may adore--if they can stomach the changes; but despite the visual virtuosity, it will bore many if not most of the uninitiated."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
|
(2006) |
|
"A lovely and compelling film."
[movie review] |
|
One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
|
(2007) |
|
"Nessie lays an egg literally and figuratively in this inoffensive, visually attractive but highly derivative family movie about a boy and his beastie."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B+ |
|
(2002) |
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"Both heartbreaking and heartwarming...just a simple fable done in an artless sytle, but it's tremendously moving."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
|
(2000) |
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"An odd mingling of the old and the no-longer-quite-so-new, a picture that shows flashes of wit but as a whole doesn't hang together."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2006) |
|
"An authentic and specific story of grit and grace in the face of tragedy has been Hollywoodized--or more properly, bastardized. A shame, indeed."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D |
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(2004) |
|
"So 'literary' that it's drained of every drop of life and truth, it's...rather like a soap opera thoroughly scrubbed of its characteristic bad taste but equally unconvincing."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
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(2007) |
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"Falters under the strain of clumsy plot turns, banal dialogue and cliched characters."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
|
(2002) |
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"Crisply and efficiently made...but ultimately its very old-fashioned
earnestness makes it seem a little creaky,...like a cinematic
nostalgia trip."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2005) |
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"If you're in the mood for a comedy in which the bitter definitely exceeds the sweet, you'll find a good deal to admire and enjoy here."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B |
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(2003) |
|
"Solid but technically conventional, and arguably overly sympathetic, documentary."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C+ |
|
(2005) |
|
"While the first ninety minutes or so are sporadically amusing, if hardly classic, the sag of the last thirty leaves one anxious for it all to end."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D- |
|
(2005) |
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"Like a wilted bridal bouquet...a movie that arrives dead on the vine and then asks you to spend eighty minutes watching it wither."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
|
(2001) |
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"An undercooked loaf of whimsy and sentiment...a little sourdough in the mix would have improved the recipe."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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D+ |
|
(2001) |
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"Like one of those elaborately-decorated cakes at wedding receptions that proves tasteless and indigestible when one bites into it."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C |
|
(2002) |
|
"Elegantly crafted but emotionally cold, a puzzle whose intricate construction one can admire but is difficult to connect with on any deeper level."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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|
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C- |
|
(2008) |
|
"The movie makes it abundantly clear that Roscoe should have gone home again. Unfortunately, what's equally apparent is that you shouldn't go with him."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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B- |
|
(2002) |
|
"Has a shambling charm...a cheerfully inconsequential diversion."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
|
(2004) |
|
"A bit of political fluff several rungs below 'Dave' on the sharpness scale...a hundred minute dead spot punctuated by very occasional moments of feeble humor."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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C- |
|
(2007) |
|
"A shambling, episodic movie that, in the end, just droops along to nowhere."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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|
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C+ |
|
(2002) |
|
"Creates a genuinely creepy atmosphere and features some
strong performances, but...it deteriorates down the stretch and
closes on an ambiguous note."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
|
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| |
B |
|
(2008) |
|
"Paints a frequently affecting snapshot of a rudderless young woman in difficult straits, [though] its homespun approach never achieves a transcendent effect."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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F |
|
(2001) |
|
"An excruciating collection of scenes that fall brutally flat, all played
and directed so ineptly that there's virtually no rhythm (or laughs)
to the result."
[movie review] |
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One Guy's Opinion |
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