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Herculean
9/10
Paul Theroux’s ‘Grand Tour of the Mediterranean’ is typical Theroux in many ways, the vagaries of his mood often colouring his perception of the places he visits, but he plays on his reputation as a misanthrop and cumugeon throughout this travelogue. After a comment on the opening page about ‘runty shunted trees and ugly houses’, [...]

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Game for a laugh
4/10
The fact that this is a remake of Wim Wenders’ 1977 “classic” ‘An American Friend’ - or at least based on the same Patricia Highsmith book - doesn’t detract from the monumental silliness of the plot. You might have high hopes for a film that counts John Malkovich, Ray Winston and Dougray [...]

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