Flirting with Disaster
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings
- Starring: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni
- Summary: In a quest to find his biological parents, Mel Coplin (Stiller) -- joined by his wife (Arquette) and a sexy adoption counselor (Leoni) -- embarks on a cross country search for his "roots." (Miramax)
- Director: David O. Russell
- Genre(s): Comedy
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100A buoyant, picaresque farce that hums with goofy energy and mines enough ideas, jokes and setups for three movies of this description.
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100Upon all these folks, writer-director David O. Russell turns a bland, almost anthropological eye. Nothing surprises him and nothing outrages him, except for bed-and-breakfast lodgings, about which, at last, his movie tells the terrible truth. [1 April 1996, p. 72]
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80Hilarious--a terrific updating of ancient farce conventions for the '90s.
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Despite some expert performances --the picture remains as confused as its hero; unlike him, it never does find its identity.
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