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{{quote|"''Narrow Margin'' is a clumsy version of the [[Trope Namer|Idiot Plot]], dressed up as a high-gloss chase thriller. The Idiot Plot, of course, is any plot that would be resolved in five minutes if everyone in the story were not an idiot. And rarely has there been a film in which more idiots make more mistakes than in this one."|'''[[Roger Ebert]]''' in his
Popularized by film critic [[Roger Ebert]] during his review of the remake of ''Narrow Margin'', a term for a [[Plot]] that hangs together only because the main characters behave like idiots. [[Just Eat Gilligan|A single intelligent move or question by any of the characters, and all problems would be resolved]], which is especially prevalent when a [[Story-Breaker Power]] such as [[Make a Wish]] is involved. It's not so bad if the characters are ''supposed'' to be [[The Ditz|acting like idiots]], but it's ''very'' bad if the [[Idiot Plot]] depends on a character [[Plot Induced Stupidity|suddenly acting stupid enough]] for the Plot to work.
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