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exaggerate

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Dorff overacts wildly, the plot has as many holes as the decaying Manor, and apart from a couple of reasonable shocks there are no real thrills to be had.
Laughable thriller left me cold
Anthony Quinn overacts to Zorba the Greek lengths to make up for Reeves' woodeness, and the cinematography is nice, especially as everything seems bathed in sunlight.
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FROM PARIS WITH LOVE (15, pounds 15.99, Blu-ray pounds 22.99) John Travolta overacts in this speedy action thriller.
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The longer this cobbled together nonsense drags on, the more Kym Marsh overacts. Make it stop.
GIMME FIVE; ... rubbish soap storylines ..
The comic energy quickly runs out, however, as the cast overacts and the plot rips off every zombie movie going.
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Stone certainly gives her lungs a full workout, Dorff overacts wildly, the plot has as many holes as the decaying Manor, and apart from a couple of reasonable shocks there are no real thrills to be had.
DVD reviews: Cold Creek Manor Buena Vista Home Entertainment Cert 15 Rent/retail DVD pounds 15.99 HH
Jared Leto simply overacts and is not really needed.
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Carrey overacts as usual but is still entertaining.
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She's played by Tori Spelling, who overacts wildly, although it's hard to tell in this film whether this is deliberate or not.
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