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Nowhere Man
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41 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 4 out of 10
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  1. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Mike Watt
    80
    A grim and gritty movie, but sardonically funny at the same time.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Scott Foundas
    80
    If Blake Edwards wrote a script and then Abel Ferrara directed it, it might look something like Nowhere Man.
  3. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Dennis Lim
    70
    Nowhere Man, despite a tossed-off ending, is a compulsive bit of meta-exploitation.
  4. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Joshua Katzmann
    70
    McCann's tone, perversely comic at first, gradually darkens, transforming this into a savage noir exploration of the war between the sexes.
  5. Salon.com
    Reviewed by: Andrew O'Hehir
    50
    I'm always grateful to practice a little affirmative action on behalf of grade-C sleaze movies with a budget you could probably locate in your sofa cushions or your dryer, and Tim McCann's digital-video opus Nowhere Man is a fine example of the species.
  6. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Janet Maslin
    40
    A weird blooper reel, shown as the credits roll, records how often the actors broke into nervous laughter, and this goofy coda undermines any serious intent or honest emotion in the previous, tedious 80 minutes.
  7. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    30
    The bleak absurdity of its predicaments cries out for a tone of pitch-dark comedy to stave off the unintended laughter that it is virtually certain to elicit.
  8. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    20
    The result is an unpleasant slog to an unrewarding conclusion that feels far longer than it is.
  9. New York Post
    Reviewed by: V.A. Musetto
    0
    The dreadful acting, direction and script make Nowhere Man a nowhere movie.
  10. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    0
    Cheap and ugly in every sense--morally, cinematically, creatively--Nowhere Man accomplishes the seemingly impossible by dragging the seedy revenge genre to a horrific new nadir.
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. Haytham
    0
    Racism, ugly, negative and absolutely meaningless movie.
  2. DamianC.
    5
    You could do alot worse with your movie time. It's music video look will try admirably try to dissuade you, but not long after the movie begins you'll see something in the film that may allow you to hold on until the end - or close to it, anyway. The creators wisely procrastinate in revealing what the main character is seeking from the lady. Had they revealed it a second too soon, it would have been a wrap. But even after the quarry is so crudly revealed, my wife and I couldn't help but wait to see where the film was going to take us. Ultimately, I wasn't as dissappointed with the ending as I was stymied. But even through my cloud of confusion, it wasn't difficult to see that the ending was a huge cop out. Thanks!!… Full Review »