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D.J. Qualls,
Natasha Lyonne,
Donal Logue,
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James Dale Robinson
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: Lions Gate
: Black Comedy
: 93 min.
: English, Spanish
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In a sleepy small town there are two vibrant comic books stores that are rival universes unto themselves. Events spiral absurdly, violently out of control when the owners of the two shops -- nerdy hipster Ray (Donal Logue) and the nebbishy husband and wife team of Norman and Judy (Michael Rapaport and Natasha Lyonne) -- compete for a priceless collection of books left by the dead son of elderly Mrs. Cresswell (Eileen Brennan). Ray's friend, Archie (D.J. Qualls), tries to stop Ray from hiring a sleazy thief (Cary Elwes), but to no avail. Things get very ugly indeed. ~ Buzz McClain, All Movie Guide
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by Emomovieluver
April 1, 2003 - 11:02 AM PST
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1 out of 1 members found this review helpful
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| Most of us 30-something comic book fans and collectors are sure to find something to relate to in the first 2/3 of this movie. For the most part, "CBV" is an amusing take of the comic book sub-culture populated by characters such as those in this movie. However, the last act of the movie spoils all as the most of the leads start commiting extreme acts totally out of character with much unecessary gun play. Acting-wise Rapaport is his usual manic self while Elwes is very good as one of the more low key characters. |
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