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November 21, 2025

At the Movies: Brendan Fraser is a middling actor with a winning heart in sweet drama ‘Rental Family'

By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer

Fraser's Phillip Vandarpleog, too, is looking for connection, not to mention gainful employment. This middle-aged — and middling — actor originally came to Tokyo to star in a big toothpaste commercial. But that was seven years ago, and acting gigs have dried up.

It sounds rather like a mixed compliment to say of an actor that he's persuasive at playing, well, a mediocre actor.


 
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