Takes a hot-button issue (here, it's homophobic U.S. immigration policies) and reduces it to dry sloganeering and shameless emotional manipulation of the audience.
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11/09/06
Maple Palm (2006)
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Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: A lesbian couple of fifteen years lives with the secret that one is an illegal alien. With no way to legalize their relationship, they live in constant fear. After an innocent visit to the Statue... [More]
Director: Ralph Torjan
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Torjan opts for shrillness, hysteria, heavy-duty acting from Stewart instead of trying for a lower pitch that would have allowed for much greater credibility -- and menace as well.
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