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`Roger Dodger'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| November 01, 2002 | Hewitt, Chris | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Women are from Venus, men are from hell in "Roger Dodger." Anyway, Roger is.

A smug boor who makes Mike Tyson look like a feminist, Roger takes his nephew under his wing one evening, teaching him, among other things, how to meet a woman and immediately tell her which Psychology Today-ratified stereotype she conforms to (their relationship is kind of like "Karate Kid," if you substitute booty calls for martial arts).

A corrosive, verbally dextrous comedy, "Roger" spotlights sharp, witty dialogue and a standout performance by Campbell Scott, whose too-cool-for-the-room persona is a perfect match with dodgy Roger. A jerk who's so entertaining we hope he ...

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