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Silver City (15) US 124 mins
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The film was released in the USA as a
pre-election rallying call to voters,
attacking Bush and his supporters.
But the election result makes the film
look dated and it lacks the necessary
tension to work as a thriller.
Previous Sayles films like Lone Star
show his passion for the outsider, but
the imagery he uses here to show the
effects of corruption is fairly crude.
Whilst well-intended, its political
motivation has passed its sell-by date
leaving a thriller with few thrills.
------------ by Julian Shea -----------
SILVER CITY opens on 22 July
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