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Splendor
EMAILPRINTSamuel Goldwyn Company
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Written by: Gregg Araki
Directed by: Gregg Araki
Release Date:
Theatrical: September 17, 1999
DVD: November 23, 1999
Running Time: 93 minutes, Color
Origin: UK / USA
Summary
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.
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What The Critics Said
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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.
Read Full Review >Film.com Ernest Hardy
Beautifully shot, full of lush, vibrant colors and expertly wrought sets...a club-kid's frothy date flick.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman
It gradually loses wattage. Robertson, however, is a real sparkler.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Jay Carr
Runs out of helium and lands pretty heavily after its airy beginning.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Lisa Alspector
Instructive comedy, which is marvelously neutral toward a type of sexual and domestic relationship that's often exploited or overblown.
Read Full Review >Mr. Showbiz Kevin Maynard
There's nothing remotely bizarre about this boy meets girl meets boy tale.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Almost a textbook example of what can go wrong when an artistic bad boy decides to be good.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Ken Fox
Characteristically stylish and willfully outre, and uncharacteristically watchable.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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."
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >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.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 10.0 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Nessie gave it a 10:
It made me feel good.
Blanco A. gave it a 10:
I LOVED this movie (and bought the video). Kathleen Robinson is just incredible, and Keeslar & Schaech are great foils. Definitely a sleeper to check out, and supposedly very different than Araki's other films. He's great with color, anyway.
Tom M. gave it a 10:
Okay... I'll admit that I normally don't go for movies of this genre... but WOW. This movie is not only shockingly sweet but enticing to watch! I seriously didn't want it to end, and yet... in a scary way, it seems so true to life. Bohemian as it may be, it plays to a youthful voice inside all of us that really believes "the world's rules don't apply to us." This is definitely one to check out even if you don't get the same emotional connection with the characters. The plot itself is novel and funny! Excellent acting too... Kathleen Robertson shines like a goddess on the screen... what beauty!
