Review of Masked and Anonymous (2003) by Josh Larsen for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) — 17 Aug 2003

Undoubtedly a failure, yet an endlessly fascinating one...

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This review of Masked and Anonymous (2003) was written by Josh Larsen and published by Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) on 17 Aug 2003.

Masked and Anonymous has generally received mixed reviews.

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I wanted to like this movie. Bob Dylan didn't really act throughout the movie, he just acted like his own weird self…

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