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All Over the Guy
Lions Gate Films Inc.
MPAA RATING: R for strong sexual content and language
Starring
Dan Bucatinsky,
Richard Ruccolo,
Adam Goldberg,
Sasha Alexander,
Tony Abatemarco,
and
Joanna Kerns
A contemporary romantic comedy about the quest to find the 'one' when the 'one' doesn't know he's the 'one.' (Lions Gate Films)
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Dan Bucatinsky
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Julie Davis
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: December 18, 2001
Video: December 18, 2001
Theatrical: August 10, 2001
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| RUNNING TIME: |
92 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
80
Washington Post
Desson Thomson
The movie's entertaining for some wickedly funny situations and witticisms.
80
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
While both leads are appealing enough, it's the stuff on the sidelines that keeps All Over the Guy entertaining.
80
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Surprisingly, this didactic and self-consciously clever romantic comedy isn't annoying -- it's refreshing, moving, and at times quite funny.
75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Desmond Ryan
Davis, with a nicely turned and witty screenplay from Bucatinsky, freshens up the familiar predicament by having her two lovers recount the affair to a stranger.
70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
A romantic comedy of wit and substance that actor-writer Dan Bucatinsky and director Julie Davis have moved gracefully from stage to screen with a change of title and sexual orientation.
70
Variety
Joe Leydon
Lightweight but likable romantic comedy about two mismatched gay singletons who are, of course, made for each other.
63
Chicago Tribune
Loren King
Snappy but sappy romantic comedy.
58
Portland Oregonian
Kim Morgan
It's still trite and a little too cutesy for its own good. Gay or straight, the cliches remain, but not to a stultifying degree.
50
Austin Chronicle
Steve Davis
A delight when its comic elements are in high gear.
50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
The film leaves an acrid taste with the viewer who sits through its long and winding tale of tortured courtship.
50
TV Guide
Maitland McDonagh
This modest picture is distinguished by some marvelously bitchy dialogue.
50
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Little more than a screenful of boy meets boy, boy meets baggage, boy loses baggage.
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Wesley Morris
If you want to watch a gaggle of pretty faux-neurotic people hang out and throw quips, you're probably better off watching "Friends."
40
New Times (L.A.)
Andy Klein
The redeeming features of All Over the Guy are the consistently engaging performances and some genuinely funny dialogue.
38
New York Daily News
Jack Mathews
May be free of gay stereotypes, but it's absolutely riddled with romantic cliches. It's hard to see the progress in that.
30
The New York Times
Dave Kehr
Some kind of equality has been achieved when it is impossible to distinguish heterosexual clichés from homosexual ones.
30
LA Weekly
Ernest Hardy
Sitcom humor substitutes for wit, and tedious angst supplies the drama.
25
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The movie means well, but neither its emotions nor its performances ring very true.
25
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Indulges in some of the crudest Jewish stereotypes seen in a recent movie, right down to the crack about every Jewish girl having a nose job.
20
Village Voice
Edward Crouse
A painfully earnest case of generic romance spiced with queerness.
 The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
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