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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.
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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
Nothing, apparently, has been forgotten, whether by her, her anonymous ghostwriter, or some put-upon researcher.
—Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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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
Nothing, apparently, has been forgotten, whether by her, her anonymous ghostwriter, or some put-upon researcher.
—Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Put-upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put-upon. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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