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The Little Mermaid, You Hurt My Feelings, About My Father, The Starling Girl and more
About My Father **1/2
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco may not be literally playing himself—his character, though also named “Sebastian Maniscalco,” is a hotel manager rather than an entertainer—but it’s clear enough that he means this as a love letter to his actual father. That’s a sweet, earnest notion, so it’s a shame the movie itself isn’t funnier.
Fast X, Master Gardener, Carmen, White Men Can't Jump
Carmen ***
I won’t sit here and pretend that I know Bizet’s Carmen—or its Prosper Mérimée source material—well enough to evaluate whether even the “inspired by” credit in director Benjamin Millepied’s movie is a stretch. I just know that it was generally unique and interesting enough to keep me watching.
