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Summary: The story of a parallel emotional struggle between the victim of a kidnapping and the family that is left behind. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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Ratings
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User |
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mattd124 |
70 |
T6 |
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drsomers |
58 |
T3 |
| na |
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filmcricket |
56 |
T5 |
| na |
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lvlr |
7 |
T5 |
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Weak script, non-existent ending, poorly edited, numerous flash-backs.
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| na |
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misterpaul |
99 |
T8 |
| na |
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jef costello |
63 |
T3 |
| na |
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chOSen |
50 |
T5 |
| na |
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chiphall72 |
75 |
T7 |
| na |
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anseiodviver |
60 |
T4 |
| na |
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DougReese |
60 |
T6 |
| na |
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Gideon |
2 |
T6 |
| na |
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DLawrence |
75 |
T5 |
| na |
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djinn |
2 |
T4 |
| na |
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Fetsch |
67 |
T5 |
| na |
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Mini-T |
82 |
T4 |
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Mediocre movie, with a climax that is missing.
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luc |
65 |
T4 |
| na |
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Kitsunekurai |
90 |
T10 |
| na |
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sevinch |
50 |
T2 |
| na |
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felipelahm |
55 |
T4 |
| na |
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swat |
40 |
T2 |
| na |
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imdb |
60 |
T4 |
| na |
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HKi |
61 |
T2 |
| na |
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jgreenwood |
60 |
T5 |
| na |
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KasperL |
60 |
T5 |
| na |
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Tracy_Mills |
42 |
T3 |
| na |
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filmaffinity |
52 |
T2 |
| na |
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Ariaz |
55 |
T3 |
| na |
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soeursourire |
65 |
T1 |
| na |
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retina-scan |
45 |
T2 |
| na |
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constantine |
50 |
T2 |
| na |
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uratani |
50 |
T4 |
| na |
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iar80 |
66 |
T4 |
| na |
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jordanlige |
91 |
T1 |
| na |
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hardcourters |
75 |
T2 |
| na |
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gert |
50 |
T4 |
| na |
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erwit |
60 |
T3 |
| na |
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Jorg |
2 |
T6 |
| na |
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cblur21 |
67 |
T6 |
| na |
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Isobelmoon |
57 |
T6 |
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A good performance of Dafoe made this film worthy to watch.
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jeff_v |
39 |
T1 |
| na |
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nandorizzi |
55 |
T5 |
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A well-acted film that builds suspense until the end, but ends unsatisfactorily, especially considering the waste of good actors.
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| na |
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Meta Critic |
60 |
T6 |
| na |
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ratedargh |
60 |
T3 |
| na |
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thewire |
22 |
T3 |
| na |
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Joan Of Arc |
77 |
T7 |
| na |
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Moonbeam |
66 |
T4 |
| na |
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sproost |
51 |
T3 |
| na |
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Bradyfan12 |
80 |
T3 |
| na |
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ledcollector |
70 |
T7 |
| na |
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vmboudreau |
70 |
T8 |
| na |
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ThereminJam |
47 |
T2 |
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Such a bad movie....
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ninth |
60 |
T5 |
| na |
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domys |
30 |
T2 |
| na |
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Wulf |
6 |
T1 |
| na |
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Gordon Cole |
75 |
T6 |
| na |
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DePalma |
52 |
T5 |
| na |
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Hangarl |
70 |
T7 |
| na |
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DannyPizdetz |
0 |
T2 |
| na |
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btwotch |
75 |
T4 |
| na |
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Rumplesink |
40 |
T2 |
| na |
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ResIpsa |
66 |
T3 |
| na |
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IMDb-byvotes |
59 |
T2 |
| na |
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coas146 |
60 |
T7 |
| na |
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Roberta |
62 |
T2 |
| na |
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Shaunage |
75 |
T4 |
| na |
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dresdres |
70 |
T5 |
| na |
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Mattam |
51 |
T3 |
| na |
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cloondog |
43 |
T4 |
| na |
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rottentomat |
44 |
T4 |
| na |
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RichardvDam |
79 |
T6 |
| na |
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closedmouth |
80 |
T6 |
| na |
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lebasi |
3 |
T5 |
| na |
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screentime |
56 |
T3 |
| na |
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LetterRip |
85 |
T6 |
| na |
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SlantMag |
15 |
T3 |
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"The Clearing needed the firm hand of a Hollywood insubordinate, not a sycophant." - Joe McGovern
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glumpy_99 |
98 |
T9 |
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1Arash |
70 |
T5 |
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lazynick |
55 |
T1 |
| na |
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SeanBerndorff |
45 |
T3 |
| na |
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AKS |
39 |
T1 |
| na |
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KlausGlenski |
65 |
T5 |
| na |
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kristapley |
10 |
T1 |
| na |
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DamnedM |
76 |
T7 |
| na |
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Med |
90 |
T9 |
| na |
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somms |
65 |
T5 |
| na |
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Dally |
65 |
T4 |
| na |
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Narst |
45 |
T2 |
| na |
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hoolie |
71 |
T4 |
| na |
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duandsku |
35 |
T1 |
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Some strong acting, especially by the always engaging Helen Mirren, but the nonlinear editing can't hide how dull and protypical this kidnapping story is.
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Guerrila |
60 |
T5 |
| na |
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bryan1311 |
70 |
T4 |
| na |
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Thejaff |
55 |
T2 |
| na |
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billingsgate |
35 |
T2 |
| na |
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Meatyard |
60 |
T1 |
| na |
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FaZe |
60 |
T3 |
| na |
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RUIMJO |
50 |
T4 |
| na |
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Kurosawa_Fan |
50 |
T3 |
| na |
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poopsie |
23 |
T2 |
| na |
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TheMike |
80 |
T5 |
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Gizmo |
73 |
T8 |
| na |
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gsburch |
40 |
T3 |
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td888 |
75 |
T6 |
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schnofel |
66 |
T7 |
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Moribunny |
20 |
T2 |
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Justin Haythe, who wrote The Clearing, obviously suffers from a rare writer's version of Stockholm Syndrome. Otherwise I can't figure out why I should care about any of this.
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JTH |
65 |
T5 |
| na |
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TizVanSant |
38 |
T3 |
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billythekyd |
70 |
T2 |
| na |
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lunarstyle |
77 |
T4 |
| na |
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kogepanic |
65 |
T6 |
| na |
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bensower |
68 |
T4 |
| na |
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melik |
50 |
T1 |
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TheDiceman |
50 |
T4 |
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Pretty good.
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Bailey74 |
56 |
T3 |
| na |
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chaw |
37 |
T4 |
| na |
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coot |
46 |
T3 |
| na |
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drcriddle |
10 |
T1 |
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jsommersby8 |
60 |
T4 |
| na |
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Pro-Lick |
40 |
T3 |
| na |
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shobykid |
68 |
T7 |
| na |
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madiso |
45 |
T3 |
| na |
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julianwells |
72 |
T8 |
| na |
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Ayavaron |
20 |
T2 |
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This is a boring movie.
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Zoltan |
65 |
T5 |
| na |
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bmmello |
56 |
T1 |
| na |
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Theodora |
54 |
T2 |
| na |
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jmsenise |
68 |
T3 |
| na |
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TheRev |
78 |
T6 |
| na |
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maxfischar |
67 |
T3 |
| na |
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RNG |
56 |
T6 |
| na |
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ZombieBuffet |
55 |
T3 |
| na |
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allisoncm |
22 |
T1 |
| na |
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borges |
3 |
T4 |
| na |
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Weafdog |
22 |
T1 |
| na |
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graf1k |
68 |
T2 |
| na |
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jhamaker |
80 |
T4 |
| na |
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tuuba |
79 |
T5 |
| na |
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hazard86 |
80 |
T6 |
| na |
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slyman |
30 |
T4 |
| na |
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curseof26 |
65 |
T1 |
| na |
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gkyratsos |
55 |
T3 |
| na |
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alacienputa |
82 |
T7 |
| na |
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ktappe |
55 |
T3 |
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Rather disappointing considering the all-star cast. Seems aimless and anticlamactic.
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RPMcMurphy |
47 |
T3 |
| na |
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curioushair |
64 |
T4 |
| na |
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caseymanning |
80 |
T5 |
| na |
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dissidentdov |
60 |
T3 |
| na |
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walkabout |
45 |
T2 |
| na |
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MingusDew |
73 |
T7 |
| na |
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Qwipster.net |
60 |
T6 |
| na |
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the_wu |
20 |
T1 |
| na |
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czartim |
54 |
T1 |
| na |
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BGJ |
65 |
T8 |
| na |
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mike615 |
69 |
T7 |
| na |
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dumbjaw |
50 |
T3 |
| na |
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selfmademan |
75 |
T5 |
| na |
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penguin |
25 |
T1 |
| na |
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genuwine57 |
69 |
T4 |
| na |
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djross |
45 |
T3 |
| na |
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israndy |
70 |
T3 |
| na |
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Bryan C. |
55 |
T3 |
| na |
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PeaceAnarchy |
69 |
T3 |
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Was this a character study or a suspense film? I don't know and I'm not sure the director did either. It's one of those movies you appreciate for trying something and doing a decent job of it, even if ultimately it doesn't quite work.
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