The Rook

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The Rook ★½ 1999 (R)

Freaky yet flat crime thriller with drab Donovan as religious detective out to solve a young woman's murder in a rural community whose residents are as kooky (and not in that “fun to be around” way) as the evidence he uncovers. 85m/C VHS, DVD . Martin Donovan, John MacKay, Michael Finesilver, Fritz Fox, Karen Abrahams; D: Eran Palatnik; W: Richard Lee Purvis; C: Zack Winestine; M: Robert Een. VIDEO

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