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One of these Academy Awards wrap-up pieces is not like the others:

• "Alternately...a bore and a horror" - Washington Post
• "Unspectacular bordering on dull" - Variety
• "The letdown began long before the evening wrapped up" - New York Times
• "It felt more like...a PBS pledge drive" - Los Angeles Times
  
• "Plenty of fun, surprises highlight Oscar night" - The Plain Dealer