In this week's edition of Blurb Racket—the Gelf feature in which we take a close look at those critic blurbs that are a fixture of ads for movies, books, and more—takes on Hustle & Flow, Bad News Bears, Thomas Friedman's books, and more. This week's winner of the Bogus Blurb of the Week award comes in an ad for The Island, the new Michael Bay flick:
Paul Clinton, CNN Online: "Best film this summer …
a must-see movie!"
Actual line: " 'The Island' isn't the best sci-fi thriller out there this summer—'War of the Worlds' wins by miles—but it's enjoyable."
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