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  • Studio: Complex
  • Release Date: Nov 5, 2004
Metascore
42 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 2 out of 7
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: Edward Crouse
    80
    Gripping, strangely beautiful, and poignant.
  2. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Robert Abele
    70
    Sweetly mocking comedy about the perils of reaching 30 with little to show for one's avant-gardeness except crazy hair and an ossifying attitude.
  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    70
    As fast and energetic as it is funny.
  4. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    50
    Moritsugu's film is really just a loose collection of encounters between characters that at times barely hangs together.
  5. Chicago Reader
    Reviewed by: Ted Shen
    40
    Bay Area filmmaker Jon Moritsugu (Fame Whore, Mod Fuck Explosion) is known for his angry, manic energy, but the characters in this video, denizens of the San Francisco art fringe, seem like they're heavily sedated.
  6. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Darrin Keene
    20
    The script gives both actors, as well as the supporting cast, very little to work with, aside from some crude John Waters-inspired put-downs and plays on words.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Ken Eisner
    10
    Actors who can't act, musicians who can't play, and storylines that go absolutely nowhere.
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