Performance perils 3: Unmasking stellar films hindered by one weak link

Author: Achu Krishnan

Breakfast At Tiffany’s

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Four Weddings And A Funeral

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Batman Begins

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The Devil Wears Prada

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The Godfather

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Pulp Fiction

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