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Review of by Pauline Kael for The New Yorker — 21 Jan 1996

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Director Thomas Schlamme's unsure handling of scenes and indiscriminate use of unappealing close-ups of actors emoting at full steam only emphasize the material's weakness.

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This review of Miss Firecracker (1989) was written by and published by The New Yorker on 21 Jan 1996.

Miss Firecracker has generally received positive reviews.

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