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Crazy Like a Fox
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Crazy Like a Fox reviews
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Metascore: 49 Metascore out of 100
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MPAA RATING: Not Rated

Starring Roger Rees, Mary McDonnell, Paul Fitzgerald, Christina Rouner, Mark Joy, Myrrh Cauthen, Tom Bloom, and Howard Coon

When big-city speculators cheat him out of his farm, old-time, eccentric Virginian Nathaniel Banks leaves his family and makes a new home in a cave on the creek, inspiring a community-wide rebellion as he eventually forces his way back home. Nat won't go down without a fight! (Delphi Film Foundation)


GENRE(S): Comedy  |  Drama  
WRITTEN BY: Richard Squires  
DIRECTED BY: Richard Squires  
RELEASE DATE: Theatrical: May 5, 2006 
RUNNING TIME: 98 minutes, Color 
ORIGIN: USA 

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63
TV Guide Maitland McDonagh
Nat comes off as flat-out crazy and more sad than amusing or heroic.
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50
New York Post Lou Lumenick
Winning performances by Roger Rees and Mary McDonnell, as well as colorful Virginia locations, lift Crazy Like a Fox slightly above the TV-caliber script by its director.
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50
Village Voice Jim Ridley
Whether you find the protagonist of Richard Squires's comedy-drama--a dangerous Confederate crackpot or an exemplar of principled defiance likely depends on which side of the Mason-Dixon Line you see the movie.
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50
The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis
Written and directed by Richard Squires, Crazy Like a Fox provides Mr. Rees with the daftest role of a long and varied career.
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50
Washington Post Ann Hornaday
Mary McDonnell, as Nat's patient wife, provides too-brief clarity as Nat goes off the rails, finally taking the movie with him.
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