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Title: Predictable and Manipulative
Review: I found the characters to be one dimensional and predictable. I find it hard to take a movie down that really wants to say something and there are individual scenes (Matt Dillon survives this mess of a screenplay) with power. But, it was so manipulative and then at the end - with the pretty, annoying song, it manages to make sure all loose ends are tied up. It wanted to feel immediate and fresh, but it felt very dated. I blame the director (also the screenplay) for taking on more then he could change. He short changes a lot of these characters and takes the air out of his entire movie.
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