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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

September 23, 2005 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Katrina Holden Bronson

Starring :

Johnny Knoxville, Juliette Lewis, Elizabeth Banks, David Koechner, Kick Gurry

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  Be the 1st!

2 of 5

“..There's no reason to see this film, not even on cable...”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
“..the kind of smug, listless product that the world, indie or otherwise, would be better off without...”
by Mark Olsen [L.A. Weekly]
1.5 of 4

“..so lopsidedly plot-holed, so inconsistent in tone and rhythm, and so aimless and disjointed..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 5

“..No need to dig into this one..”
by [E! Online]
1.5 of 5

“..neither light enough or with enough depth to be either...”
by Alexis Tuminello [The Cinema Source]
1 of 5

“..feels like a compilation reel of Blue Collar TV outtakes and Coen Brothers-lite quirkiness...”
by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]
“..aims for whimsy and poignancy and mostly comes up empty...”
by Sheri Linden [The Hollywood Reporter]
3.5 of 5

“..a modestly engaging item..”
by Philip Wuntch [The Dallas Morning News]
“..a mind-numbingly awful Southern-fried coming-of-age yarn..”
by Tim Knight [Reel]
2 of 5
Reviewed by Mark Keizer [Boxoffice Magazine]
1 of 4
Reviewed by Daniel Fienberg [Zap2it]

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