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Holmes and Watson is quite arguably the worst comedy of all time, but why is it such an unbelievably bad movie? In this video essay I dissect one of it's key failings, that being an abundant use of cliché. This video is a deep dive into the topic of cliché, asking why cliches are so deadly for the quality of your work...

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