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Crime and Punishment in suburbia
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- Director: Rob Schmidt
- Starring: Ellen Barkin
- Details: US / 98 mins (15PG).
Cheerleader Keena's life begins to fall apart when her mother, Barkin, dumps her alcoholic father and hooks up with young toy boy Wright. A vapid, lightweight script makes a mockery of the Dostoevsky references; Kartheiser is watchable as the alienated outsider, and the soundtrack is excellent, but that's about it.
Review by Declan Burke
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