I saw the first five minutes of the Polanski film "God of Carnage". It was the longest week of the year so far. Some people can be entertained by cringingly insincere people lying, flattering and performing to each other. I guess that is why "reality" TV and soap opera is so popular. It is impossible not to feel superior to such worms - maybe that is why? Just at the point that the scene could have been ended, an excuse was found to prolong it. It was as if a dentist had just performed a difficult wisdom tooth extraction and then suddenly found another which needed his immediate attention. Even a stupid action film came as a relief after that!
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