OSX Update Failed To Install. Now Mail and App Store won't open

I'm currently running Mountain Lion on my unibody Macbook Pro. Last night I got a notification that there was an update (10.8.3 I beleive), so I opened up the App store and proceeded with the install process. The update details mentioned that this update would require a restart of the computer--it seemed pretty typical. Unfortunatly the update did not go smoothly and the computer froze while the progress bar read "just a few more seconds." It hung there for an hour. I did a hard shut down of the computer and when I booted back into Mountain Lion I found that I could not open the Mail or App Store applications. So now I cannot restart the OSX update that failed in the first place.
It looks like I have the same problem as the people on this thread: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4888648?tstart=0
Help me please.

Sometimes, the version you an get from the App Store fails during the installation, making some applications unusable. Just download and reinstall OS X 10.8.3 with the Combo installer to get the Mac working > http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1640

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