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‘Unbroken’ captures Zamperini’s suffering, but not his spirit

Unbroken Written by Joel Coen, Ethan Coen, Richard LaGravenese & William Nicholson Directed by Angelina Jolie USA, 2014 An unrelentingly grim affair, Unbroken excels at its realistic portrayal of dehumanization, but fails to capture the indomitable spirit of its protagonist.  Angelina Jolie’s film is an impressive technical achievement, and her hero’s journey is undeniably gripping, …

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‘Beautiful Creatures’ a daffy but entertaining ‘Twilight’ retread

Beautiful Creatures Directed by Richard LaGravenese Written by Richard LaGravenese USA, 2013 What Beautiful Creatures has that the Twilight films desperately needed is a refreshing sense of silly self-awareness. The latter books and films, which clearly inspired the former, were frequently funny, if always unintentionally so. (OK, fine, that Michael Sheen yelp in the last …

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