“Same Kind Of Different As Me” (**1/2 out of four) was a well-intentioned and well-acted but hokey story of an international art dealer (Greg Kinnear) who finds he must befriend a dangerous homeless man (Djiimon Honsou) in order to save his marriage to his wife (Renee Zellwegger) and save his business and- in essence- save his life. Story of friendship and personal redemption is dripping with good intentions but never quite convinces and as a result never hangs together. The three leads give strong performances and infuse this was as much drama and heart as possible but it never fully takes wing.

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