Woody Harrelson<\/a> had a short and silent role, but he was great too. Few other people added to the quality of the film.<\/p>\nThe difficult thing to say about this film is what genre it is. IMDB rates it as comedy, but it is not exactly a comedy. It has a little bit of everything. I would put it into what IMDB usually classifies as an independent movie.<\/p>\n
See it if you have a chance. 8 out of 10.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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