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Why I Didn't Like Pan's Labyrinth

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Brett Alan Dewing
Mar 18, 2010
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Everyone I know has been raving about this film. So, conquering fears of the gore and violence (which didn't bother me after all), I trotted off to see it for $4.

Maybe it was the hype, but I was unimpressed. I think my apathy boils down to 3 points.

1. Let's start with the minor one: Ofelia's 'rebirth' scene, crawling slimy and (symbolically) naked from …

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