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Mickey Rourke’s con holds a family hostage in Cimino’s inferior re-do of the Bogart classic. The performances, violence and melodrama are cranked to a frenzied, hard-to-swallow pitch.

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Desperate Hours
Mickey Rourke’s con holds a family hostage in Cimino’s inferior re-do of the Bogart classic. The performances, violence and melodrama are cranked to a frenzied, hard-to-swallow pitch....

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