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neither as funny nor as charming as it thinks it is

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( soderbergh ) tends to place most of the psychological and philosophical material in italics rather than trust an audience 's intelligence , and he creates an overall sense of brusqueness

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the structure is simple , but in its own way , rabbit-proof fence is a quest story as grand as the lord of the rings .

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achieves a level of connection and concern
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