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tragic event but not film material.


the tragedy of this event is horrible but it doesnt make a good film.
a csi or criminal program like they do on murders might have been better for viewing.

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Disagree 100%. The beauty of this film was in humanizing Oscar and the other characters. That makes the tragedy more impactful.

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I totally disagree. This is an excellent film.

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I agree. This wasn't a bad film necessarily, but it really didn't have to be a feature. A 40-minute odd short film would have honestly been enough. It felt as though there was a lot of filler added just to pad out the runtime. As you said yourself, tragedy in it of itself is not enough to wrap an entire story around.

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he was a good boy, on his way to church with his GED test papers in his laptop bag next to his crack cocaine & the brass knuckles he used to beat his pregnant girlfriend

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