A View From the Porch
By MARIO NAVES
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Where the truth lies is, apparently, somewhere in the vicinity of Kevin Bacon’s rear end. Thereabouts you’ll discover the secret to Atom Egoyan’s silly new sex thriller, a feckless retread of “Mulholland Drive” that devolves into the trashiest gay panic extravaganza this side of “Basic Instinct.” Would that Paul Verhoeven had juiced up this art-house raspberry: Never mind the truth, where’s the sense of humor?
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|Where the truth lies is, apparently, somewhere in the vicinity of Kevin Bacon’s rear end. Thereabouts you’ll discover the secret to Atom Egoyan’s silly new sex thriller, a feckless retread of “Mulholland Drive” that devolves into the trashiest gay panic extravaganza this side of “Basic Instinct.” Would that Paul Verhoeven had juiced up this art-house raspberry: Never mind the truth, where’s the sense of humor?
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