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I'm one for black comedies with more eccentricity and quirkiness than this film. The pace was painfully slow, characters often with useless and predictable dialog and the surface-drawn acting wasted on an interesting cast. Kingsley is someone I tend to watch with curiosity, having seen him in House of Sand and Fog and finding him quite versatile. Here his comedic timing seemed way too dark for me to handle, although I will say I found a few chuckles here and then. Tea Leoni was in a surprising role, but somehow saw Tea Leoni and not her character. Not surprisingly I found Pullman and Wilson annoying and stereotypical, and even found myself trying to experiment ways of re-stating their dialog better. I will say that I haven't quite grasped the idea of a straight black comedy, but the story seemed to be going nowhere in any sort of hurry. The dialog in itself was almost absurd for the very interesting idea, and Kingsley's hit-man character was all looks but very little character, as though he was reading lines as a drunken more than a mishandled hit-man. I prefer The Matador. Although too completely different takes, the characters seem much more approachable and above all, much more interesting. The direction of this film was the highlight, with some very interesting angles and imagery. Good potential, terrible lay out. A pure hit and miss.
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