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Once Upon a Time is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
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2011 · Drama / Sci-Fi
Once Upon a Time
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
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RELEASE DATE
2011
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Drama / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
There is a town in Maine where every story book character you've ever known is trapped between two worlds, victims of a powerful curse. Only one knows the truth and only one can break the spell.
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r/boxoffice · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 4.7k points
Hot Take: Once Upon a Time's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Rewatched Once Upon a Time last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/boxoffice · u/ContinuityKaren🔥 1.4k points
Unpopular opinion: Once Upon a Time is the most overrated film of the decade
Everyone praising the Once Upon a Time performances must have watched a different cut. The lead is sleepwalking through this and the supporting cast can't save it.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 2.9k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Once Upon a Time?
Director clearly thought Once Upon a Time was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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