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Joe C.'s avatar

I loved this movie. It was probably my favorite of the year, tied maybe with The Iron Claw. I wonder if the recent accusations of plagiarism cloud your review in any sense.

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Daniel Sherrier's avatar

I hadn't heard about the accusations. If true, that would be horrible, of course, and the original writer would deserve credit (and money too). Thanks for bringing that up.

Here's an article about it for anyone who's interested: https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/best-picture-nominated-film-the-holdovers-accused-of-plagiarism-in-bombshell-allegations-day-before-oscars-genuinely-overwhelming/ar-BB1jCOc0

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Joe C.'s avatar

I heard about them on a podcast. Typically these accusations have to be taken with a grain of salt but this situation seems plausible. Sad, really because I think it sort of stains the movie’s impact.

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Daniel Sherrier's avatar

Exactly. I'm hesitant to outright condemn until it's officially proven, but you're right that this one sounds plausible, which really would be a shame.

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Joe C.'s avatar

Agree. We shall see.

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