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By Kirk Honeycutt

South by Southwest

The Promotion must be one of the unfunniest comedies ever. Punch lines are lifeless. Characters are borderline catatonic. Running gags can't even walk. And what's with all that dead air as characters gaze at one another with perplexed expressions on their faces? Add watching The Promotion to the Geneva Conventions' list of humanitarian abuses. Suffice it to say, Promotion... Read the full review and more at hollywoodreporter.com.

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  5. San Francisco Chronicle [Peter Hartlaub]
  6. A Nutshell Review
  7. Creative Loafing [Curt Holman]
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  42. Senior Film Files [Janet Garber & Shelly Hanner]
  43. Slant Magazine [Nick Schager]
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  45. TheCinemaSource.com [Dan Deevy]
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