Sean Glass

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I realized we came from very similar backgrounds at least in what films we grew up on: we both used to watch really sick, disgusting Italian horror movies when we were way too young for that to be appropriate. Among the questions I asked him, I wanted to find out if he considered his film to be a full on “genre” film?

Since it does not try to do anything groundbreaking, and is by no means a classic, Cedar Rapids does serve as a nice all-around crowd pleaser entry, and might be the best movie released in the paltry month of February.

What holds the film together beyond any of the loose character development is the acting. When you walk into a film written and directed by Paddy Considine, even if you don’t know the cast, you expect dynamic performances and these actors are all as good as they come. Mullan brings the intensity of previous film roles dating back to his work with Ken Loach and more recently, with the Red Riding trilogy. Here he adds another layer of tenderness.

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