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www.qwipster.net - : As a movie, it's a hit-and-miss bag, only really coming to life when Melvin and Howard are conversing, and also in a sequence depicting Lynda's appearance on a game show reminiscent of ''Lets Make a Deal''. Although the title leads you to believe that the film is about Hughes and Dummar, only the very beginning and end sequences deal with their short-lived relationship. more...
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2.5/
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www.bbc.co.uk - : Jonathan Demme's film pokes gentle fun at the couch potato taste of middle America, and his cast perform brilliantly. Le Mat has made many films, including ''American Graffiti'' but was never as good as this before or since. more...
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4/5
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www.apolloguide.com - : Demme and Goldman, who won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, effect an incredible job of telling Dummar’s fable that is still refreshing decades later. From the forgery of Hughes’ handwriting in the title credits to the one-shot scene where Dummar and Hughes meet, the story is appropriately simple and sincere. more...
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91/1
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