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Technique and story don't quite mesh in the Tom Hanks movie 'Here' : Pop Culture Happy Hour What if you spent eternity in one living room? That's the premise of Here, a new drama starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright as a married couple whose lives unfold in that living room over the course of many decades. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film also shows vignettes of other people who lived in the house, and moments throughout history.

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Technique and story don't quite mesh in the Tom Hanks movie 'Here'

Technique and story don't quite mesh in the Tom Hanks movie 'Here'

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Tom Hanks and Robin Wright in Here.

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What if you spent eternity in one living room? That's the premise of Here, a new drama starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright as a married couple whose lives unfold in that living room over the course of many decades. Directed by Robert Zemeckis, the film also shows vignettes of other people who lived in the house, and moments throughout history.

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