If you were to tell me that I would be able to stomach more of Dinner For Schmucks than this a month ago, I’d probably look at you funny. Reality is often surprising. Twenty-four minutes. That’s all I could take. Really, everything I had said about how atrocious Dinner For Schmucks is could easily apply here, […]
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