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will most likely eat this one up because it truly plays like one person's nightmarish descent into a world of total madness. It gives you a feel for who Martin
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criticized the film's emphasis on violence, commenting that "The excruciating acts of violence are somewhat offset by Mr. Mena's pictorial grace notes: the rustling landscapes of amber wheat, the detailed
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