This Cleverly Designed Movie Poster Makes a Bad Review Seem Like a Good One

Guardian critic tips hat to 'incredible' stunt

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It turns out negative movie reviews can be turned into positive ones, with just a little ingenious design.

Guardian film critic Benjamin Lee didn't like the new Tom Hardy movie Legend very much, giving it two stars. But this week he saw an official poster for Legend that prominently featured a reference to his review—in a way that cleverly made it look like four stars.

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