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Ms. Edgar-Jones, who is by far the most likable of the lot, does well enough with the lead role but not well enough to rescue the movie, which is airless, charmless, leaden and drab.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
For all its interest in storytelling, the narrative itself can be a little leaden, the themes a tad insistent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Gone are the vivid blues and warm oranges and greens, crackling against film grain, that did so much heavy lifting for the first film’s leaden plot.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Bruce Springsteen, “Streets of Philadelphia Sessions” From the Boss’ “Tracks II” trove of lost albums, a more vivid depiction of Bummed-Out Bruce than director Scott Cooper’s leaden “Deliver Me From Nowhere.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
I felt something leaden take hold in my stomach just then, my anxiety hardening into dread.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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