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\nIf you haven’t seen it, and you can tolerate a bit of violence, go check it out.<\/p>\n
\nIf you haven’t seen it, and you can tolerate a bit of violence, go check it out.<\/p>\n
The first part of the movie had us rolling on the floor at the cartoon characters spewing racial epithets at each other. I find blatant displays of racism so ridiculous that I can’t help but laugh. Once the the movie sets the stage, it starts to turn up the heat, twisting the characters and drawing you in to the big finish. Well done Clint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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