Flirting with Disaster
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6.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5

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  1. David
    Jan 18, 2005
    9
    As good as Secrets and Lies, Bound, Shine, Fargo and other 1996 flick.

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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Elvis Mitchell
    90
    Mr. Russell's wonderfully mad odyssey of a movie, in which a man sets out to find his biological parents and winds up meeting more weirdos than Alice found down the rabbit hole.
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  2. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    75
    Flirting is a little too weighed down with stage business to soar. But episode for episode, it's one of the ha-ha-funniest movies currently around.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Terrence Rafferty
    60
    Despite some expert performances --the picture remains as confused as its hero; unlike him, it never does find its identity.
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