Fay Grim
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 9 Ratings
- Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Aiken, Parker Posey
- Summary: Writer-director Hal Hartley returns to the characters from "Henry Fool," following Fay, a single mom from Queens who is afraid her 14 year old son will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for years. (Magnolia Pictures)
- Director: Hal Hartley
- Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy
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Positive: 11 out of 26
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Mixed: 15 out of 26
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83Plotwise, the film seems actually designed to repel logic, almost a parody of a spy film. But it's played with such verve and dash and confident flair that you'll have a grand time.
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75You won't see another film like Fay Grim this year, and we should give Hartley credit for making it work on his own terms.
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60It's a rich idea -- a Hartley-esque variation on the theme of American Innocents Abroad. And it works superbly until -- well, Grim's the word.
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58Too hip to play it straight and too cool to resort to an actual story, Hartley turns the whole rambling spy game into a puzzle box where every certainty is thrown into doubt, every character has a hidden motive, and every clue is contradicted.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 5
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Mixed: 2 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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RitterS.8
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GL8This film got a bad wrap. Not as good as Henry Fool or the PowerBook, but nonetheless clever, witty, and visually fresh.
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IanI.5
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BrookE.1
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