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Of course, two besties versus an assassin guild with high-speed action and comedic twists is hard to resist, so don't.
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A pleasant enough eight-episode drama that more than looks the part without ever really challenging its audience.
In his speech, he said, “I’m one of you,” to the KVIFF crowd. During that day, in fact, I saw Keitel wandering the streets ...