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I can’t imagine how anyone pitched this concept to a movie studio. It’s a big summer movie from the director of Independence Day, full of huge, explosive action scenes—and completely unexpected comedy. I’ve never seen anything quite like it: not a self-parody, but a film that asks you to take it seriously at one moment, then throws out all sense of logic the next. The result is outlandish, inventive, and completely entertaining. I’m tempted to call it my Guilty Pleasure movie of the summer, but I don’t feel all that guilty. Channing Tatum plays a divorced guy who’s trying to build a relationship with his 11-year-old daughter (Joey King) while pursuing his dream job on the...
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