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Title: Thud!
Review: All the ingredients are there....likable stars,a engaging script, and a compelling story. It all falls flat. The storyline, a man seeking redemption for an act he feels he committed, trying to mend the lives destroyed, and trying to find meaning in his own life. It also is the story of a young mother trying to keep a family together following her husband's death. Somehow, you get the feeling Affleck and Paltrow are sleepwalking through the whole thing(when you think of Afflecks's SNL spoof of the MTV show, Fanatic as a higher point then this movie, you know you're in trouble). Bright spots are David Galecki as Afflecks's post trauma assistant, very dry, very acerbic, and seeing Tony Goldwyn in a good guy role(although, I kept expecting him to do something evil). Very disconcerting, Jennifer Grey, post nose job, you know you know her from somewhere...... No Bounce, just a thud.
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