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Title: A predictable family melodrama reminiscent of network TV
Review: These types of films are programmed to press the emotional buttons located inside the brains of middle-aged, middle-class American women. This film is not recommended for other brains, particularly male brains. I tried this film for thirty minutes, then suffered an adverse reaction and had to press Stop. I had my fill of these growing up, on network TV, which probably caused brain damage that I have only been able to reverse by watching such movies as "Master and Commander," "Pulp Fiction," and "Kill Bill".Yet another quintessential chick flick. I gave it a spin because I fondly remembered Sissy Spacek from other movies, and thought Marisa Tomei was not bad looking. (In this movie, her hair could provide nesting space for a family of birds.)The New York Times gave this a rave review, which decides the question of whether I am going to subscribe to that newspaper.
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