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女人的勇气
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Whenthinkingaboutthisfilm,severalwordscometomind:cliched,contrived,andconfusing,tonameafew.Inmostsuspensethrillers,theaudiencefindsitselfyellingoutadvicetothemaincharacters,suchas"don’tgointothebasement-thebadguyisthere"or"saveyourself!don’tgobackforyourcat!"Ineverdidthatwiththisone.Itwasn’tbecausethedecisionsthisvictimmakesareanysmarterthananyothersuspensethrillervictim,itwasmorethatIjustreallydidn’tcarewhathappenedtoher.Icouldn’tfeelanysympathyforherbecauseshewassotwo-dimensional.Thenlet’sconsiderthestalker.Heissupposedtomaketheviewerfeelcreepyjustbybeingonscreen.HeisdefinitelynoAnthonyHopkinsorJackNicholson.Frankly,I’veseenepisodesof"MisterRogers’Neighborhood"thatwerecreepier.I’mtiredofactorswhothinkitiseasytoplayapsychopath.Thisfilmdidhaveitsbrightspots,thoughtheywerefewandfar-between.OnescenethatIthoughtwasverywell-done(ifslightlypreposterous)tookplaceinachurchandinvolvedaverycoolpriest.Icansaynomore.IsupposeIsometimesdemandtoomuchofmade-for-TVmovies.Inallhonesty,I’dhavetosaythat"made-for-TVsuspenseVelveeta"ismyfavoritegenre,andwhenviewedinitspropercontext(i.e.oncableatthreeinthemorning),thisfilmisafineexampleofitsgenre.
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笨蛋
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身高超过两米、体重将近五百磅的沃特（TheBigShow饰）自幼生长在圣托马斯孤儿院里，业已35岁的他至今仍在孤儿院内生活，小男孩汉瑞是他最好的朋友。某天，一场事故烧毁了孤儿院的厨房，按照相关法律这里面临着被关闭的命运。为了让好友和其他孩子不至于无家可归，沃特决定承担起筹措资金修缮厨房的重任。与此同时，格斗教练埃迪·沙利文也正被欠款所困扰。偶然机缘让他结识体形庞大的沃特，他决心将其训练成格斗高手，然后前往新奥尔良参加业余专业混合格斗冠军赛，并赢得奖金。为了共同的目的，这两个男人以及孤儿院的女员工玛丽一同朝着新奥尔良进发……本片主演TheBigShow是世界摔角娱乐联盟（WorldWrestlingEntertaiment，简称WWE）的重量级摔角明星。