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called it "a horror hodgepodge that shows its fangs but doesn't bite deep enough to leave a mark," and that while director Moses "creates a tense, moody atmosphere," Beatty's lead character "never operates or fills the room like a pop star of any magnitude, and Vaughn doesn't have the swagger of even
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