Short Cranks Exemption

[Greg Montalbano]

Maybe we should keep in mind the fact that this is a MOVIE (as opposed
to a FILM) --- and speaking of Tim Robbins, I think his movie THE PLAYER
told us everything we needed to know about how movies develop & mutate
in this country, and what moviemakers believe American audiences expect
("Yeah, it's like BIRDMAN OF ALCATRAZ meets 20,000 YEARS IN SING-SING...
but funny!  Yeah, and with a happy ending!  Maybe we can get Julia Roberts...")