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An Off-Beat Comedy

Amos Lassen | Little Rock, Arkansas | 04/10/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

""Dollgatory: Everything for a Buck or More"

An Off-Beat Comedy

Amos Lassen

"Dollgatory" the new film from Ariztical has a great tag line--"Money can't buy love, but it can put you in a good bargaining position" (Home Media Magazine). The premise is very funny even though it is not exactly a new idea.
George Speedopoulos is the owner of a Dollar Store which does no business and he is constantly harassed by his customers who are eccentric, colorful and eclectic. His wife, Gina, is not happy but does nothing to help the situation. George, however, sees a solution to his seemingly hopeless situation. He thinks that by killing his wife and receiving the insurance money, he would be able to live a debt-free life.
Things just do not work out as planned. In a surprise turn of events, George mistakenly kills himself and then ends up in purgatory--a special place created just for him known as Dollgatory--named after his Dollar Store. In order to find redemption and escape, he must convince his past customers to renew their faith in G-d. This is a task that is obviously almost impossible since it is the goal of his customers to ensure that he stay where he is.
"Dollgatory" is a very "cute" movie with some good laughs. What it lacks in sophistication, it makes up for in humor.
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