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'Woodcock' tries, but ends up wasting comic premise.(Time Out!)(Movie review)

Article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Article date: September 14, 2007 Author: Gire, Dann

Byline: Dann Gire Daily Herald Film Critic

dgire@@dailyherald.com

"Mr. Woodcock"

* * 1/2 out of four

Opens today

Starring As

Billy Bob Thornton Mr. Woodcock

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