Little Odessa

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Summary: Backed up for days!
Review: This movie gave me constipation that the Gods have never seen! Not to mention uncontrolable vomiting. When I was a young Russian Jewish boy , before I moved to my navite Japan, I had a pet lizard named Ruby. I loved to pet his long hairy back while I fed him seaweed and chives. He always loved cilantro (on the side). Have I ever told you about my uncle Clair? He was 5'6" and 423 Lbs. and wore a 48 DDD bro(TM). Oops! I droped my match! I have to go. My parrot is on fire.

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Summary: Acting at its greatest
Review: This movie has a good storyline which supports some of the most spectacular acting I have seen in all of my movie watching days! I would recommend anyone who hasn't seen this movie to buy it and watch carefully for the great storyline and awesome acting.

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Summary: Pretentious and indulgent!
Review: This well-shot first feature from James Gray features good performances from some fine actors, but is sunk by its hopelessly muddled, pretentious screenplay. Gray seems more interested in imitating people like Coppola, Scorsese, Bergman and Visconti (to name a few) than he does in telling an honest story from his heart. The result is a cold, almost clinical study of a Russian Jewish family and their two troubled sons, one of whom is a hit man for the mob. The result is also uninvolving emotionally. Instead of trying to show us how clever and brilliant you are, James, why not just tell an honest story from your heart? The talent is obviously there. A real disappointment, considering the talent of all involved.