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Movie Info


Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

October 20, 2006 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Ryan Murphy

Starring :

Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Evan Rachel Wood, Alec Baldwin, Jill Clayburgh, Joseph Cross, Gwyneth Paltrow, Vanessa Redgrave

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

“..plays like a surreal black comedy that seems all too redolent of the cinematic excesses of the 1970s..”
by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..might be worth seeing for the terrific ensemble..”
by Eric Lurio [Entertainment Insiders]
2 of 5

“..it never involves the audience and its conclusion seems inconsequential..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1 of 4

“..is among the most loathsome films of the year..”
by Ed Gonzalez [Slant Magazine]
2 of 4

“..incredibly sloppy..”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
“..an enjoyably overwrought ode to the kid's miraculous survival of everything from parental abandonment and pedophilia to bad '70s fashion..”
by Rob Nelson [Village Voice]
“..a messy, discursive piece of work..”
by Justin Chang [Variety]
Review rate : C
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]

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