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Story and character do not drive the action like in Tartakovsky’s series — air flips and fist punches do. A sense of exhaustion sets in almost immediately, while a hunger to get just a little more Samurai Jack in my life kept me soldiering on. By the standards of tie-in games, that feels like a success.
Jon Stewart coats Rosewater in the titular perfume, a harsh situation smelling sweeter thanks to square production value, a reticent script, and Howard Shore's milquetoast, acoustic score. For a movie about political turmoil and human rights violations, it's all very nice. Filled with Stewart's insight, Rosewater's greatest revelation is also its most trivial. In a recreation of Jones' interview with Bahari, we're given a look at how The Daily Show team produces and shoots their fly away segments. Who knew?
