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‘Deadfall’ falls dead with its lifeless characterizations and DOA plot

Deadfall Directed by Stefan Ruzowitzky United States, 2012 Fargo has so embedded itself in the American film-going consciousness as a cold thriller, that anything with a suspense plot and snow now seems to warrant immediate comparisons, whether deserved or not. While many things can be leveled at Stefan Ruzowitzky’s thriller, including suspense and snow, Fargo­-like …

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Tribeca 2012: ‘Deadfall’ exploits an ace cast and director to liven up a weak script

Deadfall Directed by Stefan Ruzowitsky Written by Zach Dean USA, 2012 After winning the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008 with The Counterfeiters, director Stefan Ruziowitsky’s first American effort is the noir-ish thriller Deadfall. Although it seems that his script could have used at least one more revision, Ruzowitsky’s Oscar-winning pedigree attracted …

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