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Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

September 16, 2005 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Mike Mills

Starring :

Lou Pucci, Tilda Swinton, Vince Vaughn, Vincent D'Onofrio, Keanu Reeves, Benjamin Bratt, Kelli Garner, Chase Offerle

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

8 of 10

“..Smooth, unobtrusive and very controlled..”
by Le Apprenti [Movie-Vault]
3 of 4

“..one of the best-acted movies out right now..”
by Michael Wilmington [Chicago Tribune]
“..Mike Mills' impressive first feature...”
by Dennis Harvey [Variety at Sundance 2005]
1 of 4

“..just the same old indie film jibber-jabber about the woeful plight of narcissistic pariahs in a world that prizes surface above substance...”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
4 of 5

“..is accomplished in almost every respect..”
by Elf [Iofilm]
3 of 5

“..Definitely worth a look...”
by Eric Lurio [Greenwich Village Gazette]
3 of 4

“..brings heart and sting to Walter Kirn's novel..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4

“..boasts a strong character arc, some nice performances..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
4 of 5

“..benefits from a goofy yet incisive sense of humor and some extremely strong performances...”
by Bob Westal [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2 of 4

“..another look into an American family with odd, if not grotesque, characteristics..”
by [The Filmiliar Cineaste]
3.5 of 5

“..an impressive debut for Mills,..”
by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
9 of 10

“..an eclectic and enjoyable mix of comedy and drama...”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
4.5 of 5

“..an accessible movie, a colorful and warm coming-of-age story with rich characters...”
by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
4 of 5

“..a well-acted and reasonably intelligent stab at the genre that scores its points by given viewers something to think about..”
by Peter Sobczynski [EFilmCritic]
4 of 4

“..a phenomenal debut...”
by Pam Grady [Reel]
3.5 of 4

“..a beautifully acted examination of the longing for fulfillment and the emptiness..”
by Francesca Dinglasan [Boxoffice Magazine]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Bill White [Seattle Post-Intelligencer]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Schaefer [Boston Herald]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Chris Barsanti [Filmcritic]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Matthew Reynolds [Hollywood]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Keough [The Boston Phoenix]
Reviewed by David Denby [The New Yorker]

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