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JENNIFER PLATT | If ‘obnoxious’ is this fresh, include me in that narrative
What starts off as a straightforward story turns into something else altogether in this mind-blowing debut
I have received many what I consider bewildering readers’ responses to reviews or articles I have written over the years. When I worked at Heat magazine, one vociferous e-mail criticised me for describing Tom Cruise as “His Royal Shortness” in a movie review I wrote about Valkyrie. I just thought it was a flippant remark, a bit smart arsey, cheeky and fun and in no way did I think I would get a reader response like that, but I clearly hit a nerve. Strange thing is, I praised him in that movie. I too am a huge fan of his work. I don’t think there is a film of his I didn’t watch. I even made myself stay awake during the awful mehness and mess of Vanilla Sky. ..
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