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<b>Micmacs (2009):</b> Recently released on DVD, the latest from director <a class="taxInlineTagLink" id="PECLB002586" title="Jean-Pierre Jeunet" href="/topic/entertainment/jean-pierre-jeunet-PECLB002586.topic">Jean-Pierre Jeunet</a> aimed for the same heights he reached with "Delicatessen" and "Amélie" yet somehow fell short. Maybe it was that its story of a circus-like band of misfits seeking revenge against a pair of arms dealers felt too predictable, or maybe it was an inescapable feeling that for all of Jeunet's gifts for twee visuals and quirky if underdeveloped characters, we've seen it all before.

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Micmacs (2009): Recently released on DVD, the latest from director Jean-Pierre Jeunet aimed for the same heights he reached with "Delicatessen" and "Amélie" yet somehow fell short. Maybe it was that its story of a circus-like band of misfits seeking revenge against a pair of arms dealers felt too predictable, or maybe it was an inescapable feeling that for all of Jeunet's gifts for twee visuals and quirky if underdeveloped characters, we've seen it all before.

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