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Nobel Son

Overview


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

December 05, 2008 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Randall Miller

Starring :

Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Mary Steenburgen, Shawn Hatosy, Danny DeVito, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Ted Danson, Ernie Hudson, Tracey Walter

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

2 of 4

“..Not flagrant enough to be vile, not original enough to be any good..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
1 of 4

“..never gets within a mile of the Quentin Tarantino classics it tries to evoke..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
3 of 5

“..Lacking the polish and coherence worthy of its cast, Nobel Son is no prize winner..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
2 of 4

“..dumb fun, with the emphasis on dumb..”
by Connie Ogle [Miami Herald]
Review rate : D-

“..cringe-inducing throwback..”
by Nathan Rabin [Onion AV Club]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
Review rate : D
Reviewed by Bill White [Seattle Post Intelligencer]

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