Some thematic inconsistencies mar an otherwise competent character drama.
Author: Martin Towers
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A wonder of beauty and sentiment, also an emotional thriller that at times borders on psychological horror.
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There’s so much to like in The Harder They Fall. Unfortunately, there’s so much of everything else, too.
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Eternals is more Marvel than Chloe Zhao, to its detriment, but it still finds humanity and nature in its cosmic story.
