The Short List of Things to Do
A guide to what you should see and what you should skip — and what you won't be able to avoid
Back from Iraq, three soldiers — a career Army man (Tim Robbins), a cute hillbilly (Rachel McAdams) and a guy made impotent by shrapnel (Michael Pena) — take the life lessons all road movies must provide. Each plot turn is predictable, but this awful film still has secrets: Why was it made? Why is it played as comedy? And who'd benefit from seeing it?
Grade: D
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