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05-21-2016, 07:03 AM
Sean Penn's 'The Last Face' is getting amazingly disastrous reviews at Cannes
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Sean Penn's The Last Face might be the last time he shows his own at the Cannes Film Festival for a while.*
The film, which Penn directed, was ripped apart by critics for its plot, pacing and seemingly offensive portrayals of AfricansLast Face*stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers who fall in love, and work in various west African countries.*
SEE ALSO: Cannes opening ceremony features startling rape joke, Woody Allen diss (http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/woody-allen-cannes-joke/)
Here's a quick sample of what some reviews are saying:*
The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sean-penns-last-face-cannes-896014): "A backdrop of Third World atrocity, suffering and merciless human-rights violations serves as the canvas for a faux-profound Hollywood love story in Sean Penn's stunningly self-important but numbingly empty cocktail of romance and insulting refugee ****, The Last Face."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/sean-penn-the-last-face-reviews-cannes/)
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Sean Penn's The Last Face might be the last time he shows his own at the Cannes Film Festival for a while.*
The film, which Penn directed, was ripped apart by critics for its plot, pacing and seemingly offensive portrayals of AfricansLast Face*stars Charlize Theron and Javier Bardem as aid workers who fall in love, and work in various west African countries.*
SEE ALSO: Cannes opening ceremony features startling rape joke, Woody Allen diss (http://mashable.com/2016/05/12/woody-allen-cannes-joke/)
Here's a quick sample of what some reviews are saying:*
The Hollywood Reporter (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/sean-penns-last-face-cannes-896014): "A backdrop of Third World atrocity, suffering and merciless human-rights violations serves as the canvas for a faux-profound Hollywood love story in Sean Penn's stunningly self-important but numbingly empty cocktail of romance and insulting refugee ****, The Last Face."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/20/sean-penn-the-last-face-reviews-cannes/)
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