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Drama on December 14th, 2006 by Chad Everett
Roy (Nicolas Cage) is a con man with an issue. He is an obsessive compulsive (among other things). He has to open and close doors three times (each – although there are a few times that he forgets, which indicates that perhaps it’s all in his head).
Luckily, he has a caring partner in Frank (Sam Rockwell), who helps him remember to take his medicine when he needs to do so, and manages to set up plenty of short cons, where Roy can just walk in and help clean up the mess so that they can rake in some easy, if small, money. Frank just wants to get Roy to make a big hit.
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Comedy on September 16th, 2006 by Chad Everett
This follow-up to 2001’s Legally Blonde starts off with a scrapbook that walks you through the first movie in an effort to bring back the magic. It almost completely fails, but it is sadly about as close as it gets.
What made the first movie work was that it was completely unexpected and it was just a fun ride. The second time through is never as much fun, though admittedly the original is nearly as good on subsequent viewings.
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Action on June 26th, 2006 by Chad Everett
Bruce Willis stars in this thriller about a down-on-his-luck private eye who gets a plum assignment guarding an exotic dancer (a young Halle Berry).
Unfortunately, he gets the job from his best friend, which ordinarily wouldn’t be so bad, but he gets the job because his friend is finds out that it’s dangerous, and since he is sleeping with his wife, he wants him out of the picture. Too bad for him he’s too late and gets blown up early on.
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