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well... it's more of a - suspending your belief - kind of thing.
something i normally have no trouble with - but in a film like this ... the town wasnt supposed to exist in reality ...
it's kind of hard to feel that way when there's a pub on the street you had a beer in before someones wedding once.
i felt the same way with Starman - (coincidently - carpenter again) where i thought that it was a real mistake to use Bridges - because he was playing the roll of an alien ... i thought an unknown actor would have been a better choice so i wasnt distracted by knowing who he was and comparring him to his other roles.
(which is why the 1st star wars worked so well for me - unknown actors - working their hearts out)
somehow in fantasy films - unknowns as leads always work better for me.
(look at Romeros early dead films vs Land ... the stars took me right out of Land)
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