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www.austinchronicle.com - : The few really fine moments Midler does have, a perfectly tossed wisecrack, a well-placed eye-roll and a well-sung song or two happen mostly in the first part of the film, giving us plenty of time to lament what we have lost and count the wrinkles in the stars' vandalized faces. more...
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2/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : `For the Boys'' tells the endless story of a showbiz partnership that lasts 50 years, during about 35 of which the two partners are not speaking. That wouldn't be so bad if they had any chemistry when they are speaking, but this movie is cold and distant when it isn't contrived, and by the end not even the manufactured emotions ring true. more...
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2/4
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efilmcritic.com - : When scriptwriters are torn between the story they want to tell and the story they have to tell, you invariably end up with a film that makes you feel guilty about enjoying it. more...
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3/5
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