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National Review/December 6, 1999 69

give it a try. The flotsam of lame suspense movies that churn through theaters every Friday shows that even all the money and the prestige of Hollywood isn’t sufficient to create a really suspenseful suspense film more than in 1 of 15 or so cases.

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National Review/December 6, 1999 69

give it a try. The flotsam of lame suspense movies that churn through theaters every Friday shows that even all the money and the prestige of Hollywood isn’t sufficient to create a really suspenseful suspense film more than in 1 of 15 or so cases.