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hackneyed and meanspirited storyline

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influenced by some of the filmmakers who have directed him , especially the coen brothers and steven soderbergh

positive

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how uncompelling the movie is unless it happens to cover your particular area of interest

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the film 's sense of imagery gives it a terrible strength , but
positive