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PRIZE WINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO

Director:

  Jane Anderson
  

Year Released:

  2005

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

4.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  David Gardner
  Woody Harrelson
  Julianne Moore
  Ellary Porterfield
  Simon Reynolds
Movie Haiku:Eisenhower-era haunted house movie in which the monsters are bankers, milkmen, priests & policemen, while the damsel-in-distress is a tenacious Irish Catholic housewife. Moore gives a performance of incredible depth & nuance: smiling on the outside; screaming on the inside. When Richard said later he’d felt claustrophobic, Jan replied: D’uh!!!