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Title: Bad, bad, bad, ...
Review: The costumes are funny: there are triangles behind heads, cheap-looking polyester shiny clothes on the Imperial family, boat-sized hats, Irulan's butterfly party dress, and Paul's white bathrobe at the end (no wonder Newman looks so glum).Another major downer (and I mean downer!) is William Hurt. His performance was so dull, depressing, and somnabulistic, I dreaded seeing him. OK, so he's doing the role for the money. But it wouldn't have hurt him to show a slight interest in the proceedings.The production looked really cheap, and Harrison, the director, commented on this aspect. They should have saved some money by getting simple costumes, and not hiring Hurt!
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