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Review of by David Denby for The New Yorker — 06 Feb 2013

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Spacey is nobody's idea of a goodhearted innocent, and I wonder why nobody has told him he'll blow his career if he keeps trying to pass himself off as Mr. Sensitive. It's time to go back to playing assholes.

That's what he's good at, and that's why we love him.

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This review of The Shipping News (2001) was written by and published by The New Yorker on 06 Feb 2013.

The Shipping News has generally received positive reviews.

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