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Genre :

Comedy

Release Date :

March 04, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

F. Gary Gray

Starring :

John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, Christina Milian, Harvey Keitel, Andre Benjamin, The Rock

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

2.5 of 5

“..one of the most lackadaisical movies..”
by Pete Vonder Haar [Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice]
2 of 4

“..it's filled with shallow stereotypes and caricatures..”
by Jeff Vice [Deseret News, Salt Lake City]
“..is d?j? vu all over again..”
by Peter Ritter [City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul]
2 of 4

“..is a mildly pleasurable experience..”
by Eric Harrison [Houston Chronicle]
2 of 5

“..A very lame movie that wastes a great cast..”
by Lucas Stensland [EFilmCritic]
2.5 of 5

“..a little entertaining..”
by Marc Savlov [Austin Chronicle]

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almost as good as get shorty, but not quite.

posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

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