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Review of by A.o. Scott for New York Times — 21 Sep 2011

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In movie terms, Mr. Childers's story is too true to be good. Machine Gun Preacher, directed by Marc Forster and starring Gerard Butler, illustrates some of the ways that a terrific story can turn into a bad film despite the best intentions of everyone involved.

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This review of Machine Gun Preacher (2011) was written by and published by New York Times on 21 Sep 2011.

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