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Title: dull
Review: this is a pretty dull story about jilted love. the film is based on a henry james book and it shows. james was famous for his 'realism' and 'psychological depth', qualities that he criticized an older dickens for lacking. but this movie shows what james himself lacked that dickens had in spades: ability to tell interesting stories. yeah, the characters are 'real'. but they're dull. yeah, the story is 'realistic', but it's boring. the best thing about this film is the camera work, especially the long establishing shot. that was very good! the rest of the film i can leave. oh, and jjl looks awful in this pic! god, she looks every bit in her 40's. i thought ben chaplin was making love to his mother. ugh.i'm not surprised none of james' books were named in that list of '100 greatest books of all time'. if nothing else, a film should make you want to read the book. after watching this, i'm not exactly running to my local library to get a copy.
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