Diners lose their heads in ads for Bertucci's

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So, why exactly are the subjects in Connelly Partners' new work for Bertucci's shown from the neck down, as if the actors were on 60 Minutes and speaking from a witness protection program? Were the performers really ugly or having bad hair days? Did the production company use a first-time editor? Somebody goofed at the lab? I wanted to tear my own head off after sitting through what felt like 50 courses of their sub-sitcom "dining in/dining out" patter.

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