Kicking and Screaming
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Universal acclaim- based on 8 Ratings
- Starring: Eric Stoltz, Josh Hamilton
- Summary: A group of four male friends seem to be going through mid-life crises in their post-college years as they approach adulthood kicking and screaming.
- Director: Noah Baumbach
- Genre(s): Drama, Comedy
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 18
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Mixed: 2 out of 18
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Negative: 1 out of 18
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90A witty movie -- with a fine ear for the undertone of aimless chatter -- that never raises its voice to make hollow Gen-X proclamations.
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80Baumbach surely does make these characters, all of whom are impeccably acted, absolutely real, but at 25 he may be too close to the material to achieve the detachment from which irony and meaning flow.
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50First-time director Noah Baumbach seems to have learned everything he knows about the world from MTV, and his style suggests that he's taken a lot of notes at Whit Stillman and Hal Hartley pictures.
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25Baumbach is obviously a bright man, but this material is too thin for anything more than a slight New Yorker short story about thoughtful screw-ups.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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JosephK.10Classic movie, just released on DVD.
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PatrickL.10Best movie ever. Watch it over and over again!!
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EricO.10I just love this film. Witty, brainy, full of heart. What a wonderful achievement.
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