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The Singing Detective

Overview

Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

October 24, 2003

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Keith Gordon

Starring :

Robert Downey Jr., Robin Wright, Mel Gibson, Jeremy Northam, Katie Holmes, Adrien Brody, Jon Polito, Carla Gugino

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  1 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..wickedly playful and provocative..”
by Barry Paris [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
3.5 of 5

“..spins out of control toward the end...”
by Eric Harrison [Houston Chronicle]
2.5 of 5

“..looks and sounds like it was shot on one soundstage in about a week with a single 16mm camera and no sound guy...”
by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic]
3 of 5

“..begs for a more mature approach...”
by Paula Nechak [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
3 of 4

“..a fine example of entertainment..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]

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