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Congratulations are in order to Shattered Glass helmer Billy Ray for playing it straight and subtle, resisting the temptation to jazz up the action quota and indulge in Hollywood speechifying.

After years of suffering manchildren at the cinema, we are now subjected to the womanchild.

The trouble is that for all its visual elegance, Anderson Falls features some clichéd dialogue and leaden delivery.

It is jaw-droppingly funny, but also somewhat perplexing.

The script is weak and tackles the story with such superficial lightness that nothing makes an impact.

The film has an individuality about it and yet looks like a store front studio product.

What you expect from a bunch of stoners, but done well enough so you won't care.

The more you know, the less you fear.

Tension leaks over the floor, like blood, until the denouement, which throws everything into the air.

The humour is so basic, it doesn't need a spell check.

A frequently impressive but occasionally problematic experience.