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  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 14 m

Summary San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura is barely scraping by playing live gigs and teaching guitar. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner for his upcoming movie role, Goh jumps at the chance. While on tour together, things get complicated when Goh's high school flame Rachel shows up. (Tiger Indu...

Directed By: Dave Boyle

Written By: Joel Clark, Goh Nakamura, Dave Boyle

  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 14 m
  • 2011
  • Not Rated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 14 m

Surrogate Valentine

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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Summary San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura is barely scraping by playing live gigs and teaching guitar. So when a filmmaker friend asks him to teach guitar lessons to TV star Danny Turner for his upcoming movie role, Goh jumps at the chance. While on tour together, things get complicated when Goh's high school flame Rachel shows up. (Tiger Indu...

Directed By: Dave Boyle

Written By: Joel Clark, Goh Nakamura, Dave Boyle

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
20% Positive
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80% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
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70
Sep 27, 2011
A rambling valentine to San Francisco musician Goh Nakamura, Surrogate Valentine is a stylish pseudo-portrait that refracts Nakamura's gently impassive persona and lilting indie pop ballads through several lenses.
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60
Sep 27, 2011
Mumblecore goes on the road in Dave Boyle's slight but amiable buddy comedy.
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50
Sep 29, 2011
But the story never asserts itself in any dramatic or comedic or even home-movie fashion. It turns on whether the dopey actor can coax the quiet musician out of his shell (not much) and if the quiet musician can connect with his high school crush (I'll say no more, as that's the only suspense).
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50
Sep 27, 2011
Dave Boyle's picture is fueled by no overriding visual style, relying completely on its actors' chemistry for momentum. Unfortunately, the two strike no sparks.
By Ronnie Scheib FULL REVIEW
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Sep 27, 2011
The relationship between the two leads neither deteriorates nor seriously improves and last-minute romantic developments don't so much as give shape to the narrative as play as perfunctory gestures of closure.
By Andrew Schenker FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Brainwave, Tiger Industry Films
Release Date Sep 30, 2011
Duration 1 h 14 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website http://www.facebook.com/pages/Surrogate-Valentine/113237472032453
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Awards

Dallas International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Diego Asian Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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