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Title: One big cliche
Review: How could this movie go so wrong?It has a nice cast, headed by Jack Black, who can carry a movie with humor and charm under certain circumstances. It is sumptuously photographed with wonderful special effects and rich colors.It also has a miserably cliched story further dragged down by obviously intentionally wooden acting. For some reason the "creative forces" behind the movie thought that the wooden acting was some sort of comedic tour de force. The truth is that it is just wooden acting.Jack Black is charming and funny when he's not TRYING to be charming and funny. Here he is trying very hard to be charming and funny, with predictably miserable results.There are a few bits here and there which could have been really funny. Intellectually I could see the potential humor. However, they are completely mismanaged and dry as presented in this film. It is all a very sad waste.
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