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Drive-Away Dolls – The Ultimate Secret for a Tranquil Abode!

Drive-Away Dolls is directed by one half of the Coen Brothers (specifically Ethan) and is about two friends (Jamie and Marian) on a road trip to Tallahassee, but are being pursued by two mobsters as they are unwittingly in the possession of a very important briefcase. Based on the Coen brothers’ previous filmography, I thought this would be another, but I walked out feeling disappointed with this one. I had fun with it in moments, but the story felt undeveloped and when it ended quite quickly, I just felt unfulfilled. It’s a movie with a premise that sounds very entertaining, but just didn’t do much with it. Perhaps the most egregious element of this were some of the editing choices - particularly with the transitions and chosen sound effects and it just wasn’t good. It felt like someone was discovering those for the first time and wanted to dump them in at every possible opportunity, giving the movie a very amateurish quality and not the quirky one I think it was going for. Eradicate ...