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Despite its focus on a particular group of ladies, Beauty Shop is rooted in frank conversations that we could be having with our own packs of friends. In spite of some weaknesses, there is an undeniable charm to the actors, each of whom create a distinct character with a significant...
The stories themselves vary wildly in terms of quality. While some are heartfelt and insightful, others come across as poorly conceived and unduly stereotypical. Jean’s (Sandra Bullock) maid, for instance, speaks English but lapses into Spanish for basic words the gringo audience will...
Haggis, assuming the burden of the panorama of American ethnic tensions, needs his perfunctory Muslim character. And I guess they had to do something with Sandra Bullock after they cast her. Still, one wonders if the movie might not be better without the half-baked story lines of...
Ferrell takes on the Woodiest character of all as leading-man Hobie—another failed actor married to an over-controlling producer (Amanda Peet)—but his performance is unconvincing.
The character Dwight (Clive Owen) snaps this demand halfway through Frank Miller’s Sin City, preparing for the need to avoid bullets, outrun the police, and carry a whole lot of bodies. What he gets, though, is a tired jalopy with a tiny boot and a near-empty...