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Title: Very Ordinary
Review: George Clooney continues his run of outs with this effort following on from the dismal Solaris. This time although the movie is less of a dud, he (as director) must take more of the blame. On the surface of it, this movie has all the makings of success combining good actors, an intriguing story and plenty of adult concepts. I was really looking forward to this telling of the quirky life (real or imagined) of Chuck Barris. Despite the promise, this movie simply does not engage. There is no real excitement at any point and you simply cannot relate or empathise with the main character. Others will disagree, but for me this movie just meanders along. Delving a bit deeper, the soundtrack is completely poor also, and this does not help to add any vigour to the wishy-washy plot. Overall, the movie is not a complete waste of time, but you have to feel disappointed knowing what could have been achieved with this raw material.
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