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Title: Quick...and yet slow
Review: The overall story is very slow--in the 2 hr, 17 minute movie, the actual murder takes place after the first hour. But, strangely enough, the story around you goes so fast you become desperate to find out who is who. It is extremely difficult to memorize all the characters-- I watched the movie twice and I'm not sure if I have half the characters names right.But despite the confounding dizziness of it all-- I was in love with the movie. As Director Altman states, it is not a "whodunit" sort of movie-- no no no. The point of the story was to create a murder mystery, in which everything is seen by the servants' POV. This is a wonderful technique, and it is executed fabulously. The servants' are not drab, and similar. Like real people, they all have different personalities. And as expected, everyone is not who they seem.And watch it a second time--it's better that way.
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