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Splendor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
FILM:
MPAA RATING: R for sexual material, language and some drug use
Starring
Kathleen Robertson,
Johnathon Schaech,
Matthew Keeslar,
and
Kelly MacDonald
Veronica (Robertson) falls for two guys she meets at a party -- witty and intellectual rock critic Abel (Shaech) and passionate punk drummer Zed (Keeslar) -- and the three of them attempt to live together while adjusting to life in their unconventional relationship.
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Gregg Araki
|
| DIRECTED BY: |
Gregg Araki
|
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: November 23, 1999
Video: November 23, 1999
Theatrical: September 17, 1999
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| RUNNING TIME: |
93 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
UK / USA |

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78
Austin Chronicle
Marc Savlov
There's a genuine, sparky chemistry between the three (and later, a fourth), and Robertson, particularly, is luminous in her role.

75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Paula Nechak
A delight and a surprise.

70
Film.com
Ernest Hardy
Beautifully shot, full of lush, vibrant colors and expertly wrought sets...a club-kid's frothy date flick.

70
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
The pleasing Splendor is surely more likely to appeal to a wider audience than any of Araki's previous films.

70
LA Weekly
John Patterson
It's dirty and delightful, if a tad on the slight side.

67
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman
It gradually loses wattage. Robertson, however, is a real sparkler.

63
Boston Globe
Jay Carr
Runs out of helium and lands pretty heavily after its airy beginning.

60
Chicago Reader
Lisa Alspector
Instructive comedy, which is marvelously neutral toward a type of sexual and domestic relationship that's often exploited or overblown.

55
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
There's nothing remotely bizarre about this boy meets girl meets boy tale.

50
Film.com
John Hartl
Compared to such current television shows as ''Sex and the City" and ''Action," this menage-a-trois tale seems downright tame.

50
San Francisco Chronicle
Edward Guthmann
A menage a trois tale that aspires to the breezy screwball comedies of the 1930s -- but more often resembles a hip soap opera.

50
The New York Times
Stephen Holden
Almost a textbook example of what can go wrong when an artistic bad boy decides to be good.

50
TV Guide
Ken Fox
Characteristically stylish and willfully outre, and uncharacteristically watchable.

50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
Araki graduates from his usual obsession with teenage angst in this neon-lighted comedy, but fails to hit the visual and verbal high notes he strains so hard to reach.

40
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
Might as well be bad TV...Splendor is what happens when a director whose natural mode is subversion runs out of things to subvert.

25
San Francisco Examiner
Walter Addiego
Ineptly written and shot like a fashion mag, rings hollow throughout. It's a long, long way from "Jules and Jim."

25
New York Post
Jonathan Foreman
An embarrassing misfire...feels like a long, slow TV pilot about L.A. twentysomethings, only it lacks the polish and wit of your average sitcom.

25
New York Daily News
Ron Givens
A fair amount of laughs and a spunky dose of charm from the three leads, which adds up to some meaningless, if perverted, fun.


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