Cannes 2012: Cosmopolis – review

New York City : NY : USA | May 25, 2012 at 4:29 AM PDT

Source: The Guardian

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Caitlin Cronenberg/EPA David Cronenberg 's Cosmopolis , adapted by the director from the Don DeLillo novella, is stilted, self-important and dismayingly shallow, featuring an egg-laying cameo from Juliette Binoche, among others although Paul Giamatti and Mathieu Amalric put some recognisable... FULL ARTICLE AT The Guardian

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