Blue in the Face
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54 out of 100

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6.6 out of 10

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  • Starring: Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne
  • Summary: In this follow-up to "Smoke," it's nonstop laughs when a wacky group of locals visits the neighborhood cigar shop, looking for good times ... and finding plenty of hilarious fun! But when the greedy owner threatens to close the shop for good -- and turn it into a trendy vegetarian restaurant -- the neighborhood proves they'll do just about anything to save their favorite hangout! (Miramax)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    88
    The film is so exuberant that we don't care whether we're listening to Lou Reed's off-the-cuff comments about New York, watching Mel Gorham do a sexy dance in front of a mirror, or hearing Jim Jarmusch's ramblings on the romance of the smoking culture.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    80
    [The movie has] considerable charm and humor....Adam Holender's fresh, airy camera work and a vibrant electric score also add vitality to an all-talk film. [13 Oct 1999, p.F8]
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  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: David Stratton
    60
    A piecemeal collection of barely connected scenes and characters, stitched together with videotaped comments from a cross-section of Brooklyn residents.
  4. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Rosenbaum
    30
    Easy to take but even easier to leave alone.

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