Duane Hopwood
User Score
8.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
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  1. CaseyS.
    May 7, 2006
    9
    If you have ever felt like your life is completely crumbling around you this movie will probably strike a chord with you. It is very simple in its camera work, the story arch, but ultimately you do care about Duane. He is deserving of both scorn and pity, by the end of the film I found myself empathizing with him.
  2. othos
    Jul 20, 2007
    8
    Just saw this on Showtime. I have never liked Schwimmer and hated Friends. Nevertheless, I have always liked Garofalo, so I watched. I was pleasantly surprised. The film mines the same sort of vein as GARDEN STATE, including being set in N.J. That is to say that not much happens in the film, but the viewer is engaged nonetheless. More than anything, I was struck by how good Garafolo is. Now that she has hopped off the dead horse that is Air America Radio, on hopes that she will turn her attention to acting once again.… Expand
  3. BrianC.
    Apr 28, 2006
    8
    Good piece of acting by David Schwimmer.. portrays downslide of alcoholic without gloss, glamour, or dramatics -- but with doses of humor. Very pleasant nugget of a movie.

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Metascore
53 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Wilmington
    63
    Thanks to the actors and the way the movie lets them loose, it's often funny or moving at all the right moments.
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  2. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Peter Hanson
    40
    Loaded with unoriginal ideas, weak comedic concepts, and underwhelming emotional climaxes, the movie is the definition of bland.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Steven Rea
    38
    A fairly dreadful melodrama drenched in self-pity.
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