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Title: not so fresh
Review: Strip away the wacky creature from the swamp, and "Adaptation" is nothing more than another film about writer's block and the relationship between art and life. Many others have come down this road. The Coen brothers in "Barton Fink". Woody Allen in "Deconstructing Harry". Woody Allen again in "Bullets Over Broadway". Federico Fellini in "8 1/2". So this movie's not really "fresh". It's not even that good. I agree with another reviewer that the Nicholas Cage character is just pathetic. Woody Allen played artsie schmos, too, but Woody at least had charisma, screen presence, and a really big sense of humor. Nic Cage has none of that. yuk. yuk. yuk.
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