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Hairspray (2007) (2007)

by Todd R. Ramlow

[20.Jul.07] :. Hairspray doesn't just replay Waters' film, it extends and complicates the original parody.

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Hairspray (2007)

by Bill Gibron

[20.Jul.07] :. When Hairspray is good, it’s fantastic. It radiates an energy and a joy that’s beyond infectious.

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The Pacifier (2004)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[28.Jun.05] :. To convince Brad Garrett to wear a wrestling singlet, director Adam Shankman reminded him that 'Dignity is trumped by funny.'"

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The Pacifier (2005)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[4.Mar.05] :. The image of the kids holding their noses suggests something about the state of Diesel's career, looking quite stalled.

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Bringing Down the House (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[8.Mar.03] :. It's like an episode of Bewitched, only longer, and with a feisty black woman instead of a white witch.

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A Walk to Remember (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

PULL.

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The Wedding Planner (2001)

by Cynthia Fuchs

The Wedding Planner's many compromises between eras, between genres, between color palettes -- never really take you anywhere, except, perhaps, a place where everything has turned kind of beige.

 
 
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