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scott delivers a terrific performance in this fascinating portrait of a modern lothario .

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even as i valiantly struggled to remain interested , or at least conscious

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's hard to pity the ' plain ' girl who becomes a ravishing waif after applying a smear of lip-gloss

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schaeffer 's film never settles into the light-footed enchantment the material needs , and the characters ' quirks and foibles never jell into charm
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