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Andrea Parker and Michael T. Weiss in The Pretender (1996)

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The Pretender

2 reviews
1/10

Pointless waste of time

  • Writer_Commentary
  • Oct 23, 2012
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1/10

Bad writing, directing, and worst acting

The idea and concept are excellent, but unfortunately, the monotonous and frankly quite dumbed down roles and script coupled with horrible acting is too much. The main character is supposed to be able to change into different people, seamlessly falling into their roles, jobs, etc. But the script just sucks. The lead actor is ridiculous, and never changed to fit the part, it was like watching him over read cheesy scripted lines that sucked all the actual good ideas and substance out of every episode. Top words, cheesey, unbelievable, out dated. Had potential, but the acting is so bad, with the exception of the 3 people chasing him. I'm not sure if it was the writers, directors, or acting, but it's like nails on a chalkboard to me.
  • margo-82643
  • May 13, 2024
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