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Title: Heavy handed
Review: From the first crash scene, you understand the message. It is delivered in a crude, unsubtle, and heavy-handed way.That message is then repeated--crudely, unsubtly--and heavy-handedly--over and over and again.The dialog is unbelievable, the story less so, the coincidences beyond the wildest imagination, and it just goes on and on, playing the one note, over and over. Heavy handedly.There are a few moments that ring true, rather like a broken clock is right twice a day. The acting (barring Matt Dillon) is excrable, and I thought if I heard Sandra Bullock and the woman who appears on early on (the one molested by Matt Dillon) get hysterical one more time, I was going to whack them both on the mouth.Did I say "heavy handed"?To think this movie was even nominated for best picture is a travesty. Winning the BP Oscar is simply nuts--especially against such a good field.If I could give this zero stars, I would. Or less.
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