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The Queen (2006)

[30.Apr.07] :. When acting the part of a living icon, the aim is to achieve "likeness" rather than the "like", to interpret rather than replicate.

[5.Apr.04] :. The title refers to many 'things,' most simultaneously dirty and pretty.

[7.Aug.03] :. Dirty Pretty Things is a film about beaten down, exhausted, tenaciously hopeful workers.

In keeping with the spirit of the film itself, I humbly offer the top 5 reasons the new film High Fidelity is worth seeing.

Sadly, and perhaps realistically, 'Liam' never fills in its silent spaces.

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