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June 3, 2011
At the Movies: ‘Submarine' sails into sweet teen fantasy
By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer
AP Movie Writer
On the surface, “Submarine” is not like anyone's real-life coming-of-age, loss-of-virginity, first-love kind of experience.
| SUBMARINE |
 Director: Richard Ayoade Cast: Craig Roberts, Yasmin Paige, Sally Hawkins, Noah Taylor, Paddy Considine Rating: R Running time: 97 minutes |
It's too clever, too mature, the characters are too self-aware to really reflect the bumbling trial-and-error approach through which most of us satisfy our early romantic yearnings.
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