Up until now I have reviewed American films and I thought it should be time to break that up a bit. I could come up with any number of reasons why it took me this long to get to a foreign film, a film I watched weeks ago, and had originally intended to be my second installment in this series. But it really comes down to a single detail, I couldn’t find a stinking trailer for the film anywhere.

You see, I’ve come to rather enjoy posting a preview of the next week’s piece by including a trailer of the film. It gives people something to look forward to, and might even rekindle the memory of when the movie first came out. Now sure, I am reviewing films that are less then beloved, so I expected this to be an issue at some point, only not on my second attempt. I must admit I didn’t handle the situation well. I was completely flummoxed by the conundrum and pulled a classic bait and switch, substituting The Hidden for my original fare. Of course none of you knew this, but let me tell you it was hell backstage when the final decision was made. Eventually I had to personally fire my production assistant because of the gaffe, a process made all the more difficult because I am my own production assistant.

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