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• Your cryptic review is "wrong" because it is neither - tinear 05:46:49 07/16/06 (0)
  In Reply to: Re: Well, rico, you're simply wrong here. This is one of the posted by rico on July 15, 2006 at 12:33:33:

  talky nor overlong.
  "Talky" means excess: the brilliant dialogue is central to the film.
  "Overlong" means scenes could be shortened or cut: which ones? None.
  You also say it is a "must see" for noir fans, meaning that others needn't see it or that it's unnecessary.
  Wrong again.
  Three strikes, pobresito.
  
  

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• I think this shows... - dave c 13:51:46 07/15/06 (1)
  In Reply to: Re: Well, rico, you're simply wrong here. This is one of the posted by rico on July 15, 2006 at 12:33:33:

  ... that we used to expect more talking in action films.
  These days someone would have shot up the entire city within Humph's first scene...
  So it goes.
  
  

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  • The Usual Suspects has the same sort of intelligence, with - tinear 05:48:05 07/16/06 (0)
    In Reply to: I think this shows... posted by dave c on July 15, 2006 at 13:51:46:

    Benicio del Toro doing his best Bogie interpretation.
    
    

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