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Jackie Daytona rating:
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Fantasy. Mystery. Film noir
An old man comes to the same bar every night to peddle his wares. He tells the clients what it is they need before they realize they need it. Moments after telling a washed up major league pitcher he needs a ticket to Scranton, Pennsylvania he gets a phone call offering him a job there. When the old man tells him he needs a pair of scissors, Fred Renard scoff at him but and when his scarf is caught in an elevator door, he's glad the old ... [+]
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November 16, 2018
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Un pobre anciano, vendedor ambulante, afirma saber lo que cada persona necesita. El capítulo comienza ñoño, derrochando sentimentalismo -da la impresión de que se va a convertir en otro cuento moral del montón-, pero luego se oscurece, se vuelve sombrío cuando el género negro entra en escena. Los poderes sobrenaturales son tratados, no como un don divino, sino como otra habilidad cualquiera. Lo que al principio parece un relato blanco termina llenándose de grises. Un ejemplo de excelente escritura.