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Paul Verhoeven (Robocop, Black Book) falls into the latter class, as evidenced by his newest movie. In a fact-inspired black comedy Olivia Colman and David Thewlis engage in a pair of nice, unremarkable Nottinghamshire residents with a magic formula. Still, it need to be intriguing to see what he does with the substance and with stars Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler, who perform this version’s star-crossed fans.