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As a thumbnail analysis of the middle-class American psyche, Alan Ball's script is a devastating attack. It is also extremely funny.

For a movie that treats penetration with military precision, it is not as radical as it appears. Traditional rites-of-passage sentiments surrounding the Prom remain intact.

The level of humour has plummeted.

A charrming and funny improvement over the second and third slices.

As a crime caper, it is complicated enough to make even Guy Ritchie go dizzy.

Incredulity grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go.

Concise, engaging and unpretentious, this is a great example of its kind.

The potential for good times is wasted.

Hirsch, who is nothing if not prolific, hasn’t had great luck with his recent roles, but dominates most of this film and gets to remind us what he’s capable of.

Quaid and Miller's performances do a lot to carry a film that seeks neither to deify or demonise. If it weren't for their chemistry some sections would fall flat.

Aniston... spends much of the picture grimacing and stroking her stomach, rather as if she is about to be ill. Perhaps this is because she realised she was now contractually obligated to finish the picture.

The gore factor is rammed to the max, with some truly stomach-churning scenes.

Trauma simply fails to engage the viewer's interest.