Because of the heavy use of tropes, the documentary style and genre subversion are not enough to make Five Star feel urgent or authentic.
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This review of Five Star (2014) was written by Forrest Cardamenis and published by The Film Stage on 11 Apr 2016.
Five Star has generally received mixed reviews.
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