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February 21, 2014
At the Movies: A miracle couldn't save ‘Winter's Tale'
By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
AP National Writer
“Miracles can happen,” says the trailer for “Winter's Tale,” starring Colin Farrell and based on the 1983 novel of the same name.
Fair enough. But not long into the actual movie, you'll soon start to doubt that. Because you'll realize that this movie truly needs a miracle to save it from ending up a soppy, syrupy mess. And, sorry to say, that miracle never comes.
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