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It's the Rage

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8.0 User Score:

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Based on 10 critic reviews
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Drama

Written by: Keith Reddin

Directed by: James D. Stern

Release Date:
Theatrical: July 7, 2000
DVD: August 15, 2000

Running Time: 97 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for violence and strong language

Starring Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Robert Forster, Andre Braugher, Anna Paquin, David Schwimmer, and Gary Sinise

A holdup at gunpoint affects the lives of a cross section of people in a variety of ways in this dark comedy.

What The Critics Said

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

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

This is a dream cast who practically sing screenwriter Keith Reddin's funny, literate dialogue.

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50

New York Post Lou Lumenick

Infuriating grab-bag of a movie.

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50

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington

The trajectory of the film -- despite its excellent cast and intelligent mounting -- is too preordained.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

Its ideas are worth pondering, but as a movie it's less memorable than its interesting cast suggests.

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40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

The climactic shootout might have more impact if we actually cared about the so-called characters.

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40

Village Voice Amy Taubin

More commendable as social protest than as filmmaking.

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30

The New York Times Dana Stevens

Like a ham-fisted high-concept public service announcement, directed with stagy deliberateness and written with tin-eared vernacular speechiness.

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30

Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector

Two generic ideas amount to nothing in this theatrical dark comedy about violence and information overload.

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30

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Misfires badly as both an entertainment and a message movie.

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25

TNT RoughCut J. Rentilly

Reddin's script lacks the sophistication that might make the film's message about guns more than a 90-minute public service announcement with a good cast.

What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 8.0 (out of 10) based on 1 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

lee f. gave it an8:
I thought it was humorous. it was uneven, but i managed to 'stay with it' until the end and was rewarded by it. true, there are no sympathetic characters, but that's not the point. it was like watching trains come at each other...you wait for the wreck and when it comes, you smile

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