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The Last Picture Show

Submitted by Sarah D. Bunting on March 5, 2007 – 5:40 AMNo Comment

I watched the bulk of it weeks ago, but then my TiVo spazzed and cut off the last ten minutes, so I had to order it in from Netflix, and as I suspected, I didn’t really need to see the last bit. I liked the aimlessness of it, and Cloris Leachman is so lovely, but my favorite thing is Ellen Burstyn’s character. She’s resigned herself to becoming an alcoholic bad-ass, but it’s like she’s decided she’s going to get really good at that, so it’s okay. Cybill Shepherd is good, but…type-casting there, I’d imagine. Anyway, it’s a good flick. (8/12/03)

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