Part of the problem may be the use of non-actors in most of the roles. They look like real people, and they are entirely believable, but none has any kind of star charisma.
Human Resources, which gets my vote for most sarcastic title of the year, isn't a stand up and cheer kind of film.
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Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
A working-class drama that has its heart in the right place but undercuts itself by stacking the deck, letting its main character off too lightly and being overly impressed with its own profundity.
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Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Chicago TribuneJohn Petrakis
Works so well for the first 40 minutes or so, that when the bottom falls out of it, I felt more than disappointed. I felt betrayed.