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viggo mortensen

reviews 2.5 stars, dvd, ed harris, jeremy irons, renee zelwegger, timothy spall, viggo mortensen, western

APPALOOSA

September 22, 2008

Great chemistry can sometimes distract from underwhelming narrative.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3 stars, armin mueller-stahl, canadian, crime, david cronenberg, drama, dvd, eastern promises, naomi watts, viggo mortensen, vincent cassel

EASTERN PROMISES

September 23, 2007

David Cronenberg closes off a trilogy of films that focus on pure human violence.

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Ryan McNeil
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