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"Critics Bomb Pearl Harbor, Audiences Counterattack"

"Meanwhile, Shrek pleases both audiences and critics. But perhaps the most important movie event of the month is slipping by almost unnoticed."

Jeffrey Overstreet | posted 5/01/2001 12:00AM

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Table Talk

What does the movie Left Behind have in common with the Oscar-winning epic Traffic? Check out this link for Terry Teachout's comparison of the two. He argues, "Merely because [Traffic's] particular set of clichés just happens to be politically correct doesn't make it any more artful than anything that takes place in Left Behind." I think you'll find it an interesting argument.

Next week: Will audiences dance to the tune of Moulin Rouge? Plus, some Film Forum readers share the movies that have most inspired them.

Related Elsewhere

See earlier Film Forum postings for these other movies in the box-office top ten: The Mummy Returns, A Knight's Tale, Bridget Jones's Diary, Along Came a Spider, Memento, Spy Kids, and Blow.

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