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Title: Laughably Bad
Review: The subject is serious and historically compelling. That said, this film is a joke. The pace is deadly, the dialogue is flat, and the plot is totally lacking in drama or suspense. William Hurt plays the lead as Varian Fry, and the viewer wonders how a foppish twit like Fry was able to be of help to anyone during the perilous days of Vichy France. Hurt's acting and character are awful in this film. He created neither a believable figure nor one with whom there was any reason to be sympathetic or interested. Despite the importance of the subject-- aid to persecuted Jews during WW II-- don't waste your time watching this film.
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