Article: Minneapolis / St. Paul International Film Festival; Week Two of the worldly-wise fest begins tonight with a couple of ringers from the United States, including a 7 p.m. benefit at the Riverview Theater hosted by Twin Cities-born star Josh Hartnett.(VARIETY / FREETIME)

Byline: Jeff Strickler; Colin Covert; Bill Ward; Cindy Dickison; Staff Writers; Simon Peter Groebner; Anjula Razdan; A.O. Scott

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A Mighty Wind

3 out of four stars

Filmmaker Christopher Guest is back with another satiric "mock doc," this time about aging '60s folk singers who come together for a reunion concert. It employs the same format and many of the same performers as his earlier films, including cowriter Eugene Levy. The story is more cohesive and has more of an emotional punch than "Best in Show," but the jokes aren't as crisp nor the characters as engaging as in "Waiting for Guffman." Nonetheless, with Guest again ...

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