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Litmus Test FULL OF SPOILERS !!
25 August 2002
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Full of Spoilers !!!!!!! WARNING !!!!!!

I went into this movie expecting it to be crap. If you go in with this attitude you will be pleasantly surprised.

Make sure your suspension of disbelief goes into turbo mode when what looks like .45 slugs are excised from just beneath the skin and you will be pleasantly entertained till the awfull stairwell scene when the movie will lose you entirely mercifully close to the end just before the truly nausiating reuniion.

I didnt mind the jump shots as much as some. The Euro Chic was fun. The car chase was brilliant !!

I think anyone who either hated or loved this film has missed the point.

BIG QUESTION ???!!!?? What was the score with the grainyness and blotches on the film?? - since a couple have commented on it, it cant just be the one print. I would seriously doubt that the noise - the seething grain AND the blotches could be anything other than deliberate.

Was this movie shot on high end video and those "flaws" added digitally to give the film a soft 60's feel or am I an idiot?

Is there a good website where technical issues such as this are adressed by the film makers ?

The official website for this film sucks utterly BTW.
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2/10
Yes but .....
7 October 2001
Yes it was excellent and Sydow was very special .... but Man was it ever SLOWWWWWWWW ....... !!! I kept reaching for the fast forward it just seemed to be heavy handed and ponderous swinging lightbulbs and moving shadows interminable. A real case of "always leave them wanting LESS" .......
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Buffalo '66 (1998)
9/10
Sweet Spot
7 October 2001
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SPOILER ALERT !!!

I loved the theme that every person has a single wonderful place of virtuosity no matter how bleak and narrow their lives may be. The improbable but inevitable happy ending - so unfashionable in arthouse - became more and more perfect as the narrative unfolded. Nice touch using Yes for the score at the pivotal moment. A top flick !!!
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9/10
I loved the dialogue.
26 August 2001
Why does everyone criticise this movie for lacking verisimilitude ? It is not supposed to. The dialogue reminded me of Pinter along with the cuttoffs and so called wooden acting.

Regards Mark
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