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Though much different from Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing, BAR could be titled the same, largely the result of the characters’ lack of understanding, communication and plain stupidity. It’s darkly, darkly funny with a few brief violent scenes à la Coen brothers. At the conclusion, a minor player asks, "Well, what did we learn here?” That some humans make idiotic decisions? We know that already! That we never really know other people including our partners? Yep! That life is pointless and human values are worthless. Hey-Zeus, I hope not! Despite its nihilistic nature BAR is likely to suck you into its whacky absurdist plot. Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt, John Malkovich and George Clooney glow with squirm-in-your-seat performances.
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