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Black Mail movie review: no reason to give in to it
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Black Mail movie review: no reason to give in to it

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MaryAnn Johanson
Aug 27, 2022
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MaryAnn’s quick take: Limp thriller is both overly earnest and naively preposterous. A mess of retro ideas about marriage and men, with a protagonist who lacks agency. There’s no suspense but plenty of misplaced moralizing.

[This review is also available at FlickFilosopher.com. Black Mail is in cinemas in the UK.]

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