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I've seen him in the makeup. Looks good -- Theatrically, anyway. Heard his impersonation as well. The movie crept in, and out, without fanfare. Now I guess we know why.

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> On Dec 2, 2016, at 1:30 PM, Clay Shannon <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Val Kilmer's 2013 movie, "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn" is a train wreck=
> and a travesty. Don't waste your time, unless you enjoy the feeling of bei=
> ng sick at your stomach. If Val Kilmer's intent was to portray Twain as an =
> evil idiot, he succeeded. I wanted to not just yell at the tv, but also chu=
> nk a hunk of lead at it. The story is a weird kaleidoscopic, topsy-turvy am=
> algamation of Twain tales; Kilmer looks creepy in his zombie-esque makeup, =
> and the other actors (who are obviously amateurs) speak English with Europe=
> an accents (it was filmed in Bulgaria, so I assume they are Bulgarians).
> 
> Other than that, it's not too bad. I gave it one star on netflix, which is =
> the overall rating it has; was I the only one to rate it? Was I the only pe=
> rson to see it (besides my long-suffering wife)? I gave it one star because=
> it's not possible to give it zero stars - or negative 44, which is how I'd=
> really like to appraise it.=C2=A0- B. Clay Shannon

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