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...Fretful publicists clutched umbrellas on wet red carpets, the din of nearby builders echoing through Leicester Square....
...Every stylistic trope is hand-me-down, from the razzmatazz cutting to the “reservoir dolls” shot of our female foursome slo-mo-walking towards the camera down a mean LA street....
...Shin has a great ear for dialogue and a way with spiky comedy. The men joke about conflicting patterns of behaviour: Kamy likes a hot dog; Mo attends the mosque but can’t resist a Bacardi and Coke....
...The tables are filling up fast, so I request what passes for a sheltered corner to give my tape recorder a chance above the din of wine-fuelled deal-making. Ibrahim calls to say he is running late....
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