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RYAN: Chronicle puts The Blair Witch Project twist on a superhero movie and it’s not completely unfortunate.

CAROLINE: I didn’t think you were going to see this one. What happened?

RYAN: I had a spare 83 minutes this weekend.

CAROLINE: [laughs’ It’s seriously that short?

RYAN: Yes. And that worked in favor of this movie.

CAROLINE: Did it suck that much?

RYAN: No. It is actually better than expected. Considering there are no famous people in it and it’s like one of those “found tapes” kind of shaky-cam movies, it pretty much rocked… for about 50 of the 83 minutes.

CAROLINE: Oh really. That’s refreshing.

RYAN: The acting wasn’t that good. It seemed a bit amateurish on that level and the script isn’t brilliant but here’s where it really worked – the effects.

CAROLINE: Yeah, they look pretty cool in the trailer.

RYAN: These Blair Witch/Paranormal Activity type of movies are relatively cheap considering how they’re made and cast, but the special effects in this one were quite good so I imagine it wasn’t too cheap.

CAROLINE: So it’s not really a must see, but not a total loss, either?

RYAN: Right. The action sequences were pretty effective as well. I’m not surprised it opened #1 at the box office this weekend, just slightly edging out The Woman in Black. It’s definitely geared more for the teen male crowd but if you’re a fan action or superpowers, I’ll recommend… otherwise you can wait to catch it on TV sometime.

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