Threadbare
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Even if you're willing to suspend disbelief, the story itself is pretty
threadbare
, a pale imitation of an A.J. Cronin melodrama.
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Threadbare
horror outing has an innocent teen (Meg Tilly, appealing as always) attempting to get in good with the popular clique at school (despite the fact they seem to hate her outright) and letting herself be subjected to their sorority-like initiation: spending the night in a creepy mausoleum.
The
threadbare
plot screams under the weight of its contrivances.
By this point in the series the energy and charm is lacking even more than in 'Herbie Rides Again'; the movie is overlong and threadbare, although it's watchable thanks to the return of Jones's typically likable performance, a few funny bits, and the cast's frantic mugging.
The fact that a film's quality is
threadbare
doesn't mean you shouldn't buy it.
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