Eventually the movie paints itself into a corner then sinks into grisly sludge. Stevenson’s technical skill can’t save him from a trite worldview.
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This review of Rent-A-Pal (2020) was written by Glenn Kenny and published by The New York Times on 10 Sep 2020.
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