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Man Who Copied, The

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Man Who Copied, The reviews
49
8.7 User Score:

Mixed or average reviews

Based on 15 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Comedy  |  Crime  |  Drama  |  Foreign  |  Romance

Written by: Jorge Furtado

Directed by: Jorge Furtado

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 22, 2005
DVD: August 16, 2005

Running Time: 123 minutes, Color

Origin: Brazil

Language(s): Portuguese (with English subtitles)

Summary

RATING: R for language and some brief nudity

Starring Lázaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Luana Piovani, and Pedro Cardoso

A sweetly quirky work that tells a story of love, art, robbery and photocopying. In combining magical realism and comedy, director Jorge Furtado creates a new cinematic vision that is propelled by a lively Brazilian soundtrack and a first-class ensemble cast. (TLA Releasing)

What The Critics Said

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75

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Furtado's comic thriller is a telling commentary on modern avarice in Brazil and elsewhere, which touches on everything from "The Simpsons" to "Rear Window" along the way. Too bad it runs out of ideas before the overlong story is over.

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75

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

Manages to tackle some serious issues without sacrificing its inherently sweet nature.

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70

LA Weekly Ernest Hardy

An enjoyable ride.

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63

New York Post V.A. Musetto

An unassuming love comedy with plot problems.

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63

Boston Globe Ty Burr

What could have been an effervescent 90-minute experience is so in love with the sound of its own voice that it develops genre trouble and piddles on for two-plus hours.

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60

The Onion (A.V. Club) Scott Tobias

There's at least one good movie in The Man Who Copied's 124 minutes, but Furtado never settles on it.

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60

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

It's too fundamentally light-hearted to wallow in grinding poverty and despair.

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50

Chicago Reader Reece Pendleton

It's uneven, but still pretty charming, and director Jorge Furtado's whimsical visual touches keep things lively.

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50

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Two movies in one, but it's no bargain. A charming romantic comedy... transforms awkwardly into a hedonistic crime thriller, with the two genres violently butting heads.

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Walter Addiego

This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done.

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40

The New York Times Stephen Holden

The movie never recovers from its jarring turn into a rushed, unconvincing caper movie with a blasé, Robin Hood attitude.

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40

Variety Deborah Young

Intermittently amusing.

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30

Village Voice Jorge Morales

In spite of some genuinely charming performances, The Man Who Copied is about as engaging as a paper jam.

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30

Washington Post Desson Thomson

Never better than fair to middling pleasant.

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25

Chicago Tribune Achy Obejas

A sad, wasted movie.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.7 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

E.J gave it a9:
Very good movie...I agree if you're in the to "hollywoodish" movies the movie may start too slow for you, but it's a really enjoyable movie

[Anonymous] gave it a9:
Great movie, but not for Hollywood fans.

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