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The Story Of Four (at least) Bad Dads


Kind of what it boiled down to. A bit ponderous for me.

Interesting, but over-wrought. And over-long.

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John C. Reilly, William H. Macy, Phillip Baker Hall, Phillip Seymour Hoffman?

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Great cast. Great performances, very much including Cruise, whom I personally hate.

It was the weary bleary content that left me cold.

A worthy film, a serious statement, don't get me wrong - but somehow thematically unbalanced, simplistic, manipulative. But honest - JC Reilly's character was sort of the saving grace, the hope. Wasn't a lot of it.

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I just realized I misread your post.

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