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The Ali Afshar production follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who is on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff and posses up with bullish U.S. Marshal Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
In the original 2006 film, Winslet stars as Iris, a put-upon book editor who swaps her English countryside cottage with the LA home of Amanda, a movie trailer editor played by Cameron Diaz.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Starring alongside McDonald is Danny Burstein as Rose’s put-upon agent and lover, Herbie.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2025
Pic follows put-upon lawman John Dorsey (Roerig), who on the verge of losing his wife and his job as sheriff, posses up with a bullish U.S. Marshall Butch Hayden (Zane) to hold outlaw Emily Rouse (Myers) hostage.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2025
In the original 2006 film, Winslet stars as Iris, a put-upon book editor who swaps her English countryside cottage with the LA home of Amanda, a movie trailer editor played by Cameron Diaz.
—Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Starring alongside McDonald is Danny Burstein as Rose’s put-upon agent and lover, Herbie.
—Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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