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Title: Everyone Smokes In Hell
Review: The Pledge is an overly long and overly slow film that demonstrates that Sean Penn is no better in front of a camera or behind it. The writers do their best to add a twist to the overly predictable ending. The film is also a two hour long ad for the cigarette companies. Almost everyone smokes and they smoke constantly while awake. But, "everyone smokes in hell." Jack Nicholson gives a good performance and is the only cement that holds this film together. There are lots of cameo appearances from big name celebrities. These appearances do nothing for this film other than add some well known names to the DVD box in hopes that you buy it due to "star power." We purchased The Pledge as a part of a two-for deal with The Departed. The later is a fairly good film by Leonardo DiCaprio, the former by Sean Penn is a flop.
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