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Simian Line, The
Gabriel Film Group, Inc.
MPAA RATING: R for language and some sexuality
Starring
Lynn Redgrave,
Jamey Sheridan,
Cindy Crawford,
Samantha Mathis,
Harry Connick Jr.,
Tyne Daly,
William Hurt,
and
Eric Stoltz
On a recent Halloween night four couples of differing backgrounds bring eight very different sets of hopes and aspirations to the dinner table of a Weehawken, New Jersey neighborhood party. When a fortune teller is invited to the house for entertainment, everything is thrown into disarray with the prediction that "one couple will be finished by the end of the year." (Gabriel Film Group)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Linda Yellen (story)
Michael Leeds (story)
Gisela Bernice
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Linda Yellen
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: February 21, 2006
Theatrical: November 16, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
106 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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...
80
Variety
Lael Loewenstein
Though picture is at times undermined by a lack of unifying perspective, its glimmers of greatness are a testament to the talent involved.

70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
These formidable actresses [Redgrave and Daly], abetted by a persuasive Connick, and by Hurt as the most genteel and benevolent of ghosts, set a high standard for a splendid ensemble cast.

60
LA Weekly
F. X. Feeney
The interactions between the realms of the magical and the everyday are carried off with an easygoing charm.

50
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
The acting runs the gamut, with Daly and Redgrave at the top and a few characters looking as if they wandered onto the wrong movie set.

50
Film Threat
Michael Dequina
Given how much Yellen does right, it's all the more shameful that she so spectacularly sinks her film in the foot with one hugely questionable "creative" decision: adding a pair of ghosts into the mix.

50
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
One of those exercises in romantic whimsy that misses its mark: It's alternately sappy and uncomfortably harsh.

50
Village Voice
Wendy Lee
The film tries hard to avoid cliché but doesn't get very far.

50
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Surprisingly, some of the best moments come from supermodel Crawford and singer Connick, two acting tyros not generally known for their dramatic skills.

40
New Times (L.A.)
Luke Y. Thompson
Since we know most of this cast is capable of acting, one must assume they received little instruction. Even if they did, who could blame them for not listening? After all, they are dealing with a script that tries to play scenes featuring drunken ghosts with silly accents for tragedy.

30
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Might be described as a muddy, cliché-ridden sudsfest that lurches uncertainly between comedy and soap opera without finding its emotional or visual footing.


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