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Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

June 09, 2006

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Robert Altman

Starring :

Lindsay Lohan, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline, Tommy Lee Jones, Virginia Madsen, L.Q. Jones, John C. Reilly, Woody Harrelson, Maya Rudolph, Lily Tomlin

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  Be the 1st!

1.5 of 5

“..there is a de-emphasis on plot that causes the film to flirt dangerously with dullness..”
by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
“..the best film of 2006 so far..”
by Marie Asner [The Phantom Tollbooth]
1.5 of 5

“..is nothing short of the filmmaker's usual cinematic panache..”
by [filethirteen.com]
Review rate : B+

“..does offer everything you hope to see in an Altman picture..”
by Stephen Snart [The Cinema Source]
“..Distinctly different from the usual summer fare..”
by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
4 of 4

“..achieves something more than simply reproducing a performance of the show..”
by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
4.5 of 5

“..a big step forward for Altman..”
by Don R. Lewis [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Chris Vognar [The Dallas Morning News]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Annlee Ellingson [Boxoffice Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by John Anderson [Newsday]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
Reviewed by Michael Sragow [The Baltimore Sun]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
Reviewed by A. O. Scott [The New York Times]

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