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Sat 11 Nov 2009The clue is in the film title!
Steven Soderbergh’s directing career has swung between the wacky and the earnest, encompassing biopics, heists and whistleblowers – including his latest outing, which allows him to pretend he is working in the 1970s when film-makers could do whatever they pleased
WHAT, APART FROM being another alliterative Steven, does Steven Soderbergh have in common with Steven Seagal? Well, they are both – to draw on the title of an early film by the action star – impressively and stubbornly Hard to Kill. Soderbergh has been on the canvas several times, but, after a few deep breaths and wet sponges, the director always comes back swinging.
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