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Based on 9 critic reviews
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy | Drama | Romance
Written by: Cecilia Miniucchi
Directed by: Cecilia Miniucchi
Release Date:
Theatrical: June 20, 2008
Running Time: minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Samantha Morton, Jason Patric, Teri Garr, and Illeana Douglas
The sight of a dark-suited municipal employee doling out parking violations stirs a primal hate in all but the most enlightened souls. And the meter maid, Claire, knows it. The film revolves around Claire, a kind soul who resents having to enforce the law at all times, and Jay, an angry Traffic Officer who loves his job, it being the perfect outlet for his anger and frustrations. Coming both from a place of despair and loneliness, Claire and Jay meet and engage in a tumultuous and twisted relationship, which will eventually teach them that love can spread magic seeds of redemption and hope, even in the most unlikely of souls. By the end, Claire is faced with the question of whether to engage or to run…(MRC Releasing)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
TV Guide Ken Fox
A truly fresh take on the romantic comedy: It's as sad as it is funny, and the boy-girl match so misbegotten you can't help but pray it won't work out in the end. Call it an anti-rom-com, and see it if you can.
Read Full Review >New York Magazine David Edelstein
Morton is one of those tingly actresses whose skin barely covers her soul, and to watch her search for tender mercies in a crazy-hostile world is a gift. The film is appallingly good.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Duane Byrge
Expired is a remarkable romance of no easy answers; to wit, like real life.
Read Full Review >Variety Alissa Simon
An occasionally cringe-inducing mix of pathos and humor, the tightly scripted, well-acted and notably art-directed tale follows a lonely, vulnerable meter maid who falls into a comically horrific relationship with a colleague incapable of emotional intimacy.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
The ways in which very ordinary, uncharismatic people try to cope with their needs and longings is ultimately most affecting.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Manohla Dargis
It's possible that two actors other than Samantha Morton and Jason Patric might do justice to Cecilia Miniucchi's story about two badly matched Santa Monica, Calif., parking enforcement officers who stumble and grope into a relationship. But it's hard to think of a better match for the stubborn idiosyncrasies of Ms. Miniucchi's visual style and worldview than these two.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Tim Grierson
Expired pretends to be a valentine to society's outcasts, but it's just one more indie comedy that mocks its characters while sucking up to its knowing audience, assuring all of us hip urbanites that the romantic insecurities of "weirdos" don't deserve our sympathy.
Read Full Review >New York Post Lou Lumenick
They should sell antidepressants along with the popcorn at theaters showing Cecilia Miniucchi's Expired, one of those Sundance "comedies" that make you contemplate slitting your wrists.
Read Full Review >New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman
The performances are expert, but can't make up for a flat script and direction. Unless you, like Claire, are a glutton for punishment, we suggest you choose nothing over something.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes
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