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saw: the simpsons movie

Essentially a supersized episode of the television show with lightly upgraded South Korean animation ($75 million sure doesn't go as far as it used to), The Simpsons Movie, while often chuckle-worthy, never achieves the scaled-up grandeur of, say, South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut. Where there should be gonzo joy at the liberation of the big screen, there is instead clever calculation. The canvas may be a little broader but its colors don't run particularly deep. Grade: B-

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