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- 2003
- R
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
- 1 h 31 m
- 2003
- R
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
- 1 h 31 m
Summary Steven Schoichet (Brody) is browbeaten at every turn, by his family, his dead-end job, the faceless suburb where he still lives at home. That is until he decides to make a change. Ventriloquism. Hey, a dream's a dream. (Artisan Entertainment)
Written By: Greg Pritikin
- 2003
- R
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
- 1 h 31 m
- 2003
- R
- Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment
- 1 h 31 m
Dummy
48
7.7
Where to Watch
Summary Steven Schoichet (Brody) is browbeaten at every turn, by his family, his dead-end job, the faceless suburb where he still lives at home. That is until he decides to make a change. Ventriloquism. Hey, a dream's a dream. (Artisan Entertainment)
Written By: Greg Pritikin
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
48
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
48
42% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
42% Mixed
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
17% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
A romantic comedy of considerable charm and humor.
It's the details that make Dummy such a winner. By way of comparison, consider last summer's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," in which each actor put a heartfelt spin on his or her one-joke character (the father who believes that Windex cures everything). Well, here's an entire movie built on nuggets like that.
Jovovich needed a steadying hand to keep her from flying out of her socks, and Pritikin, on his maiden solo as a director, couldn't or didn't have the heart to provide it.
It's repetitive and obvious but somehow endearing, like a truly ugly dog with sweet eyes.
What could have been a biting dark comedy is, instead, uninspired and generic. The contrived, everybody's-happy finale just makes things worse.
Milla Jovovich, as Steven's Yiddish-spouting punk-rocker friend, is so bad, she's downright entertaining.
Serves up the sort of shrill ''satire'' of middle-class Jewish vulgarity in which the mere mention of words like ''brisket'' and ''klezmer'' is automatically presumed to be hilarious.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 User Ratings
7.7
75% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 User Ratings
7.7
75% Positive
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
8% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
17% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
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Production Company
Dummy Productions LLC,
Quadrant Entertainment
Release Date Sep 12, 2003
Duration 1 h 31 m
Rating R
Tagline The story of a dummy and his man.
Awards
Santa Barbara International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination