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Camouflage

2001 · 96 min

A lightweight, goofy caper that coasts on broad comedy and small-town oddballs, never taking its mystery too seriously.

Directed by: James Keach
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Lochlyn Munro, Vanessa Angel

Overview: Marty Mackenzie is an unsuccessful stage actor who takes an interest in private investigating. He takes a job working with Jack Potter, a crusty private eye. They both take a case in Beaver Ridge, a seedy small town where a murder is being planned against a rich gravel pit owner. Marty realizes that private investigating is not as it seemed to be.

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Directed by: James Keach
Genres: Action, Comedy
Starring: Leslie Nielsen, Lochlyn Munro, Vanessa Angel

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: deception
crime
identity
ambition
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	2

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