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This looks pretty good


I like stuff on early film production as well as foreign films, so I'd enjoy this one. Not sure if I will get to it in theaters though with all the other good fall movies, but I definitely want to see it.

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Opens this week in Chicago.

Link for showtimes in the Chicago area:

http://www.imdb.com/showtimes/title/tt3005242/US/60606/2014-08-29?ref_ =shlc_ov_tt

You can look for your location by changing the ZIP Code.

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I'm looking forward to this film!

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I thought it was fine, but not great. I would give it a 6.5/10. It was interesting to see a bit of early film production, and the Cantinflas character was well-acted even though he was a bit one-dimensional. However, the story kind of skips around and is told in flashbacks to some degree which was a bit annoying, and I didn't think any of the American characters (the ones working in Hollywood) were well-cast at all. Overall, try it at a matinee if you are interested. 6.5 to 7 out of 10.

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Dont' bother. Real crap. Biopics usually suck anyway, but this was a real snooze fest. Why does the guy playing mike todd have bowl made out of electrical tape stuck on his head? Seriously, wtf does the story of getting 'around the world in 80 days' off the ground have to do with this anyway? So stupid. You'll have a better time watching rocks grow.

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