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By Joanne Hilty

Special to the Rappahannock News

“Bringing Down the House,” starring Steve Martin, Queen Latifah, Eugene Levy, Joan Plowright and Jean Smart is a rowdy and occasionally sharp comedy.

With Martin and Latifah leading the pack, the stars combine to transform this motion picture into a rewarding movie-going experience.

Sponsored by the Rappahannock Association for the Arts and Community, the movie will be shown at The Theatre in Little Washington on Gay Street on Friday, July 4 at 8 p.m.

Comedy isn’t all in the material. Having funny lines and amusing gags is only half the battle. The rest is in the delivery, and that’s where the trio of Martin, Latifah and Levy excel.

Peter Sanderson (Steve Martin) is a successful tax attorney who has sacrificed his personal life for his professional one. Consequently, his wife, Kate (Jean Smart), divorced him, taking the kids but leaving him custody of the cell phone.

In an attempt to find someone with similar interests, Peter strikes up an on-line conversation with

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