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“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Tom Hanks and was directed by Marc Forster, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, it turned out to be actually rather disappointing after all. I have to admit that I haven’t seen the original Swedish version called ‘En man som heter Ove’, it does seem that to have a decent reputation and I hope it is better than this (yet another) seemingly useless US remake. Basically, it felt like a live-action version of ‘Up’ with Tom Hanks pretending to be a grumpy guy. That was already the first issue, the fact that Hanks seemed to be miscast. Sure, it is always interesting when an actor of this caliber is cast against type. However, I’m afraid they picked up the sweetest American actor that mi” read more
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"SCREENING: Regular DATE: January 6th CINEMA: Showcase Cinema de Lux LOCATION: Bluewater"
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" Director: Marc Forster His 12th movie My 8th movie watched from the director Tom Hanks as a curmudgeon actually works quite well and this adaptation of movie which is an adaptation of a book hits the emotional chords the right way and it's a beautiful life-affirming movie, even it is a fucking a Chevy car commercial, which keeps it from being an 8/10. Added to Lists: The Affirmation of Life Through Movies The Curmudgeons of Cinema Movie-length Commercials - Chevy __________ Location: "