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Title: Need the capability to give zero stars
Review: I had high hopes for this movie given the star power in it. John Cusack is one of my favorite actors, and his sister Joan is usually hilarious. Marisa Tomei is a comedic and dramatic genius, and of course Ben Kingsley is an acting ace. Dan Aykroyd is another favorite actor--loved him in Spies Like Us. In this movie, though, they all fall far short of their true potential. The plot is hard to follow, the characters are either muddied and incomprehensible or nothing more than cardboard caricatures. It was hopeless drivel, and after watching it for far more than I really wanted to, I finally just popped the DVD out and gave up. I would not recommend this movie to anyone but someone with nothing else to do and no prospects of ever having a good time anywhere else. On a scale from 1 to 5, it's a definite 0. Even watching John Cusack didn't make up for the lack of a credible plot.
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