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BEST IN SHOW is the latest faux documentary from comic Christopher Guest, a slow, dull, ensemble-cast crack at competition dog shows. Guest also appears, as do known funny people Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Parker Posey, Michael McKean, and Fred Willard. Alas, there isn't a laugh out-loud between 'em. Dental accessories at least add amusement, with Posey in braces and Levy behind buck teeth. (Side- bar: This reviewer is *still* seeking a poster-sized print of Matt Dillon's crazy choppers in THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY. Seen one?) A cameo by NUTTY PROFESSOR second banana Larry Miller also injects a little life. He has a choice moment or two as a hostage negotiator describing at the dinner table what happened once with a "jumper." (Think pinata.) I stayed an hour, waiting for something funny to happen. It didn't. However, based on the number of "awwwwwws" ac- companying even the *slightest* shot of canine footage, I expect dog lovers to laugh *far* louder than this feline favorer did. (Rated "PG-13"/90 min.) Grade: W/O Copyright 2000 by Michael J. Legeros Movie Hell is a trademark of Michael J. Legeros
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MOVIE HELL: Three For Three