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Title: Deeply sick
Review: This is a deeply sick film. The heroine, played by Maggie Smith, is older, has been sexually abused throughout her life, and is now the author of trashy books. On a train an explosion rips through her compartment, miraculously saving some and killing others. (Maggie's severe facial wounds heal apparently within days, leaving no scars.) Three survivors, including a little girl, come to live in the Italian villa owned by the heroine. Then the girl's uncle comes to take away the psychologically damaged waif to America. The story then grows intensely dark and unappealing, as the heroine drowns herself in alcohol and the American turns out to be an utterly repulsive and insensitive jerk. What a waste of Maggie Smith's great talent. HBO was the perfect place for this film. IFC should soon run it.
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