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Movie Review

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty is the first Coen Brothers movie that doesnt really feel like a Coen Brothers movie. Most of their signature elements are thereexaggerated characters, witty dialogue, a strangely twisty plotbut it all feels dialed down. That does not, however, mean that Intolerable Cruelty is somehow a bad movie for its lack of Coen authorial presence. In fact, it is a frequently ... ...

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