With it's exploitative & lurid plot, large host of despicable characters and other-timely trashy fashion sense, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy is by all means the definition of "pulpfiction".
It's got a lot of layered, impressive performances, particularly Nicole Kidman, but for some reason Daniels seems to think he can carry a whole film on just that. The story is nothing we've never seen before and gives us no reason to give any thought to the actions onscreen. With it's numerous themes and conflicts bouncing around it might have tried to insert some warmth or heart into the story but instead it seems to find itself all too comfortable in the seediness of the world.
2 gator guts out of 5
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