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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
i suspect that you 'll be as bored watching morvern callar as the characters are in it .
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there 's nothing to gain from watching they .
below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
disgusting .
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imagine susan sontag falling in love with howard stern .
you 'll know a star when you see one .
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
these people are really going to love the piano teacher .
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brave and sweetly rendered love story .
an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
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too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
may puzzle his most ardent fans .
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too much of storytelling moves away from solondz 's social critique , casting its audience as that of intellectual lector in contemplation of the auteur 's professional injuries .
though in some ways similar to catherine breillat 's fat girl , rain is the far superior film .
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flat , misguided comedy .
the film never finds its tone and several scenes run too long .
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flat , misguided comedy .
undoubtedly the scariest movie ever made about tattoos .
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richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
it 's just rather leaden and dull .
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richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
it 's good , hard-edged stuff , violent and a bit exploitative but also nicely done , morally alert and street-smart .
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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a sham construct based on theory , sleight-of-hand , and ill-wrought hypothesis .
if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
there are now two signs that m. night shyamalan 's debut feature sucked up all he has to give to the mystic genres of cinema : unbreakable and signs .
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has all the complexity and realistic human behavior of an episode of general hospital .
sensual , funny and , in the end , very touching .
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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
it 's a wonderful , sobering , heart-felt drama .
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visually breathtaking , viscerally exciting , and dramatically moving , it 's the very definition of epic adventure .
a baffling mixed platter of gritty realism and magic realism with a hard-to-swallow premise .
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but the actors make this worth a peek .
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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but the actors make this worth a peek .
the film is so busy making reference to other films and trying to be other films that it fails to have a heart , mind or humor of its own .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
the re-release of ron howard 's apollo 13 in the imax format proves absolutely that really , really , really good things can come in enormous packages .
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and thanks to kline 's superbly nuanced performance , that pondering is highly pleasurable .
the film is flat .
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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
boasts a handful of virtuosic set pieces and offers a fair amount of trashy , kinky fun .
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this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
... the whole thing succeeded only in making me groggy .
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like life on the island , the movie grows boring despite the scenery .
hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
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cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
an ugly , pointless , stupid movie .
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cherry orchard is badly edited , often awkwardly directed and suffers from the addition of a wholly unnecessary pre-credit sequence designed to give some of the characters a ` back story . '
but the actors make this worth a peek .
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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
mr. wollter and ms. seldhal give strong and convincing performances , but neither reaches into the deepest recesses of the character to unearth the quaking essence of passion , grief and fear .
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i 'd be hard pressed to think of a film more cloyingly sappy than evelyn this year .
the movie 's thesis -- elegant technology for the masses -- is surprisingly refreshing .
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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
ah , yes , that would be me : fighting off the urge to doze .
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plodding , peevish and gimmicky .
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
if divine secrets of the ya-ya sisterhood suffers from a ploddingly melodramatic structure , it comes to life in the performances .
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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
nicks and steinberg match their own creations for pure venality -- that 's giving it the old college try .
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depicts the sorriest and most sordid of human behavior on the screen , then laughs at how clever it 's being .
dogtown & z-boys evokes the blithe rebel fantasy with the kind of insouciance embedded in the sexy demise of james dean .
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
a bittersweet contemporary comedy about benevolent deception , which , while it may not rival the filmmaker 's period pieces , is still very much worth seeing .
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a timely look back at civil disobedience , anti-war movements and the power of strong voices .
what 's hard to understand is why anybody picked it up .
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
-lrb- rises -rrb- above its oh-so-hollywood rejiggering and its conventional direction to give the film a soul and an unabashed sense of good old-fashioned escapism .
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the film , despite the gratuitous cinematic distractions impressed upon it , is still good fun .
one of those films that seems tailor made to air on pay cable to offer some modest amusements when one has nothing else to watch .
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happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
delightfully rendered
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happily stays close to the ground in a spare and simple manner and does n't pummel us with phony imagery or music .
hollywood ending is the most disappointing woody allen movie ever .
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while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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while insomnia is in many ways a conventional , even predictable remake , nolan 's penetrating undercurrent of cerebral and cinemantic flair lends -lrb- it -rrb- stimulating depth .
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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the characters are more deeply thought through than in most ` right-thinking ' films .
a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
i have a new favorite musical -- and i 'm not even a fan of the genre
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a cutesy romantic tale with a twist .
make like the title and dodge this one .
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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
the low-key direction is pleasingly emphatic in this properly intense , claustrophobic tale of obsessive love .
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i love the opening scenes of a wintry new york city in 1899 .
the movie is so resolutely cobbled together out of older movies that it even uses a totally unnecessary prologue , just because it seems obligatory .
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while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .
except it 's much , much better .
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while most films these days are about nothing , this film seems to be about everything that 's plaguing the human spirit in a relentlessly globalizing world .
but unless you 're an absolute raving star wars junkie , it is n't much fun .
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no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
mostly , shafer and co-writer gregory hinton lack a strong-minded viewpoint , or a sense of humor .
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no amount of arty theorizing -- the special effects are ` german-expressionist , ' according to the press notes -- can render it anything but laughable .
ourside the theatre roger might be intolerable company , but inside it he 's well worth spending some time with .
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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a lightweight , uneven action comedy that freely mingles french , japanese and hollywood cultures .
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
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offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
serious movie-goers embarking upon this journey will find that the road to perdition leads to a satisfying destination .
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offers a clear-eyed chronicle of a female friendship that is more complex and honest than anything represented in a hollywood film .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
richard pryor mined his personal horrors and came up with a treasure chest of material , but lawrence gives us mostly fool 's gold .
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if you 're the kind of parent who enjoys intentionally introducing your kids to films which will cause loads of irreparable damage that years and years of costly analysis could never fix , i have just one word for you - -- decasia
this gorgeous epic is guaranteed to lift the spirits of the whole family .
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
full frontal , which opens today nationwide , could almost be classified as a movie-industry satire , but it lacks the generous inclusiveness that is the genre 's definitive , if disingenuous , feature .
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an overstylized , puréed mélange of sex , psychology , drugs and philosophy .
even better than the first one !
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
, `` they 're out there ! ''
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but it also has many of the things that made the first one charming .
the script has less spice than a rat burger and the rock 's fighting skills are more in line with steven seagal .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
little more than a well-mounted history lesson .
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a loud , brash and mainly unfunny high school comedy .
it 's a day at the beach -- with air conditioning and popcorn .
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and that makes all the difference .
it celebrates the group 's playful spark of nonconformity , glancing vividly back at what hibiscus grandly called his ` angels of light . '
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and that makes all the difference .
nothing happens , and it happens to flat characters .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
your children will be occupied for 72 minutes .
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if you 're down for a silly hack-and-slash flick , you can do no wrong with jason x.
where 's the movie here ?
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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
lovingly photographed in the manner of a golden book sprung to life , stuart little 2 manages sweetness largely without stickiness .
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woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
while easier to sit through than most of jaglom 's self-conscious and gratingly irritating films , it 's still tainted by cliches , painful improbability and murky points .
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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
all leather pants & augmented boobs , hawn is hilarious as she tries to resuscitate the fun-loving libertine lost somewhere inside the conservative , handbag-clutching sarandon .
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below may not mark mr. twohy 's emergence into the mainstream , but his promise remains undiminished .
... too contrived to be as naturally charming as it needs to be .
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spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
a beguiling evocation of the quality that keeps dickens evergreen : the exuberant openness with which he expresses our most basic emotions .
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spielberg 's picture is smarter and subtler than -lrb- total recall and blade runner -rrb- , although its plot may prove too convoluted for fun-seeking summer audiences .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
adam sandler 's heart may be in the right place , but he needs to pull his head out of his butt
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though it pretends to expose the life of male hustlers , it 's exploitive without being insightful .
a surprisingly funny movie .
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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
if only it were , well , funnier .
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but seriously , folks , it does n't work .
, `` they 're out there ! ''
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
and , there 's no way you wo n't be talking about the film once you exit the theater .
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fortunately , elling never gets too cloying thanks to the actors ' perfect comic timing and sweet , genuine chemistry .
first-time director joão pedro rodrigues ' unwillingness to define his hero 's background or motivations becomes more and more frustrating as the film goes on .
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your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
wonder of wonders -- a teen movie with a humanistic message .
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your 20th outing shows off a lot of stamina and vitality , and get this , madonna 's cameo does n't suck !
a rambling ensemble piece with loosely connected characters and plots that never quite gel .
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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
dreary tale of middle-class angst
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an inexperienced director , mehta has much to learn .
you 'll know a star when you see one .
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the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
this u-boat does n't have a captain .
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the adventures of pluto nash is a whole lot of nada .
woven together handsomely , recalling sixties ' rockumentary milestones from lonely boy to do n't look back .
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the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
it collapses when mr. taylor tries to shift the tone to a thriller 's rush .
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the beautiful images and solemn words can not disguise the slack complacency of -lrb- godard 's -rrb- vision , any more than the gorgeous piano and strings on the soundtrack can drown out the tinny self-righteousness of his voice .
an enjoyable comedy of lingual and cultural differences ... the château is a film -- full of life and small delights -- that has all the wiggling energy of young kitten .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
... by the time it 's done with us , mira nair 's new movie has its audience giddy with the delight of discovery , of having been immersed in a foreign culture only to find that human nature is pretty much the same all over .
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at times , the movie looks genuinely pretty .
director elie chouraqui , who co-wrote the script , catches the chaotic horror of war , but why bother if you 're going to subjugate truth to the tear-jerking demands of soap opera ?
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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
flat , misguided comedy .
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enough is not a bad movie , just mediocre .
an edifying glimpse into the wit and revolutionary spirit of these performers and their era .
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almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
the film has a terrific look and salma hayek has a feel for the character at all stages of her life .
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almodovar is an imaginative teacher of emotional intelligence in this engaging film about two men who discover what william james once called ` the gift of tears . '
problem is , we have no idea what in creation is going on .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
and we do n't avert our eyes for a moment .
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a portrait of hell so shattering it 's impossible to shake .
this is a fragmented film , once a good idea that was followed by the bad idea to turn it into a movie .
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