This lame brainteaser from the dreaded Joel Schumacher ("Batman and Robin") is saved by its own ineptitude.

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This grim new work from Joel Schumacher takes itself so seriously that there were reports of frivolous laughter in the theatres.

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But while Blanchett gives a stirring performance in the role, director Joel Schumacher cannot resist saddling his biopic with the usual Hollywood sentiment and bombast.

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