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Fri 05 May 2009Fireflies in the garden
IF THERE’S anything more annoying than a dumb film that rejoices in its dumbness, it’s a dumb film that thinks itself smart.
Oh look at me. I star Willem Dafoe and Julia Roberts as the warring parents of a sensitive child who will grow up into a wounded novelist. I take place over a weekend in the country, during which, following a sudden death, the family gathers to mourn and to work through various simmering tensions. Aren’t I great?
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