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For Your Consideration

Director: Christopher Guest

Cast: Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard, Jane Lynch, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Parker Posey, Jennifer Coolidge

(Warner Independent, 2006) Rated: PG-13

US theatrical release date: 17 November 2006 (Limited release)

[21 November 2006]

by Jesse Hassenger

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Despite its comparatively strong plot and sharp satire, For Your Consideration seems less substantial than Guest's other films.

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