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WHAT A LOAD OF CRAP..... OK, Someone had to say it !!


This probably looked good on paper and it did have some funny and ironic moments at the start. But, OMG what a load. The direction continued to spiral ever downward. I can just image the silence at the original screening. Yeah, I had to hold my nose to get through this. I think that maybe the same script in the hands of the Coen brothers might have been okay.
BTW, netflix has it that the film was directed bt Larry Smith huh ???



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Marty

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Netflix has updated the director to Michael Polish. I guess maybe he didn't want his real name attached to it...............

I didn't think it was all THAT bad, of course I had just attempted to watch Movie 43, which I was unable to finish. Compared to Movie 43, this was an Oscar contender. I think most anything I have seen with Billy Bob Thornton is at least palatable just for him. When you add Tea Leoni in the mix it was a 5 for me if just to watch their performances.

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Thanks for the update. The film did have a few laughs at the beginning but it went very fast on a steep decline.



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Marty


...leave the gun take the cannolis

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