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Genre :

Drama, Comedy

Release Date :

April 06, 2007 (NY, LA)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Jake Kasdan

Starring :

David Duchovny, Sigourney Weaver, Ioan Gruffudd, Judy Greer, Justine Bateman, Lindsay Sloane, Fran Kranz, Willie Garson, M.C. Gainey

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

“..reps a mild parody of the process behind tube pilot development, but can't quite balance caricature with more serious side elements..”
by Jay Weissberg [Variety]
2.5 of 4

“..Kasdan never really chomps down on his fleshy subject and tears it a new one..”
by Gary Goldstein [Reel]
“..glides along like a particularly superficial yet adept episode of "The Larry Sanders Show."..”
by Michael Koresky [Indie Wire]
“..fails to provide the thematic resonance of similarly themed predecessors like the brilliant "Network."..”
by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]
3 of 4

“..don't miss The TV Set..”
by Charlie Prince [Cinema Strikes Back]
4 of 5

“..a really funny inside joke..”
by Laura Kyle [eFilmCritic]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Eric D. Snider [The Land of Eric]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by John P. McCarthy [Boxoffice Magazine]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Scott Hoffman [Movie Picture Film]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Evan Henerson [LA Daily News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jonathan W. Hickman [Entertainment Insiders]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Edward Havens [FilmJerk.com]
2 of 6
Reviewed by Mark Holcomb [Time Out new York]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Kyle Smith [New York Post]

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