Mallorca tries hard and sometimes manages to make up for what is lacking in the technical department with spirited characters and high levels of comic energy.
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Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
Chicago ReaderHank Sartin
This harmless comedy by Steven Mallorca comments wryly on America's weird hybrid culture, but the characters are too broadly drawn and the story drags in the last third, just when it should be hitting comic warp speed.
Rambling road-trip comedy Slow Jam King offers agreeable shenanigans as three mismatched characters find themselves stuck together on a long drive from New York City to Nashville.
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Village VoiceEd Park
Village VoiceEd Park
More fun to listen to than watch -- though this still leaves the problem of dialogue.