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But something happens, fairly late in the game, that converts the film’s merely technical displays of bloody murder into something suspenseful and romantic, if no less silly.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy s—,’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monaé dropping a glass that inevitably shatters on the floor.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
One such habit is screaming bloody murder.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2012
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023
Craig sipping a drink by the pool, Cline arming herself with a sharp implement, Henwick screaming bloody murder, Hahn shouting ‘Holy s—,’ Hudson strutting in an orange bikini, Bautista firing a shot into the air and Monaé dropping a glass that inevitably shatters on the floor.
—Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2022
Suddenly, you're whisked back into de Villes of the past as the Michelin XW4 whitewalls scream bloody murder.
—Phil Berg, Car and Driver, 8 June 2020
One such habit is screaming bloody murder.
—Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2012
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