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Article: David Duchovny's `God' weakened by excess

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PLAYING GOD Directed by: Andy Wilson Screenplay by: Mark Haskell Smith Starring: David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie, Michael Massee, Peter Stormare, Gary Dourdan, John Hawkes, Andrew Tiernan, Pavel D. Lychnikoff Playing at: Copley Place; suburbs Running time: 93 minutes Rated: R (strong graphic violence, gore, pervasive language, and some drug use)

"Playing God" is a mayhem-driven gangsterthon that can't live up to its ambitions. But at least it has some, apart from showcasing "X-Files" star David Duchovny in a fallen angel role. He plays a surgeon fired for botching an operation while on amphetamines. While making a drug buy in a nightclub, he saves the life of a gangster ...

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