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MAYBE NEEDED LESS REVOLUTION, MORE RESOLUTION
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This movie basically has the same weaknesses as its predecessor, which I described in my review of THE MATRIX: RELOADED and don't wish to fully repeat here. No surprise, really, considering how the two movies were written and filmed almost…
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I HAVE A BAD FEELING ABOUT THIS
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1999's THE PHANTOM MENACE might be the most indefensible film I have ever seen. Despite (a.) over a dozen years' incubation and (b.) the artistic freedom of a billionaire creator, this was just a disastrous chapter in the narrative…
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HAS FOLLOWERS, BUT HAS NO FOLLOW-THROUGH
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THE MASTER asks serious questions about what motivates and drives us, as a species of group-focused animals, not unlike canids (we worship "alphas," we crave a sense of belonging, etc.). It strikes me, no joke, as a gritty reimagining of…
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COME FOR THE ACTING AND NOIR TROPE SUBVERSIONS, STAY FOR THE ... UH ... LITTLE ELSE
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First, let me say you've heard correctly that the acting here is phenomenal. Across the board. By each and every cast member. FARGO brilliantly showcases how even bumpkin characters, in…