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WELCOME TO MARWEN: F
Buried beneath one of the most shockingly bad Hollywood movies in years is one of Steve Carell’s best performances. Welcome to Marwen has a lot of good people behind it. Co-screenwriter Caroline Thompson has a track record which includes The Nightmare Before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands, and the 1993 version of Secret Garden. Robert Zemeckis, who co-wrote and directed the movie, is justifiably considered a legend. Yet somehow, despite the odds, Welcome to Marwen is one of the most depressingly bad movies in recent memory. It’s ineptitude on virtually every level is almost surreal. This thought is made all the worse by the realization that it’s one of the dullest movies in recent memory, as well.
Gabriel Ricard, Staff Writer
Welcome to Marwen
Starring Steve Carell, Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe
Screenplay by Caroline Thompson and Robert Zemeckis
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
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