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Fame

Overview


Genre :

Drama, Musical

Release Date :

September 25, 2009

MPAA Rating :

PG

Director :

Kevin Tancharoen

Starring :

Debbie Allen, Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Collins Pennie, Charles S. Dutton, Bebe Neuwirth, Kherington Payne, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

Review rate : C-

“..You'll remember its name, but only because it rhymes with "lame."..”
by Adam Graham [Detroit News]
1.5 of 4

“..sanitized and unrewarding production..”
by Greg Quill [Toronto Star]
4 of 5

“..presents such an old-world view..”
by Tom Maurstad [Dallas Morning News]
2.5 of 4

“..pleasant, undemanding entertainment for drama-club kids and the people who love them..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
2 of 4

“..offers slick entertainment with some exuberance..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
2 of 4

“..if you're weary of plucky little showstoppers, you won't mind the first half hour of the Fame do-over..”
by Stephen Cole [Globe and Mail]
2 of 4

“..hard film to hate..”
by Matthew Connolly [Slant Magazine]
1 of 4

“..cynical - and most likely unsuccessful - attempt by a dying studio to stave off oblivion by jumping on the "High School Musical" bandwagon..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
1 of 5

“..bizarrely pointless..”
by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]

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