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Venus and Mars

EMAILPRINTBuena Vista International

Venus and Mars reviews
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6.2 User Score:

Generally unfavorable reviews

Based on 8 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info

Genre(s): Romance

Written by: Ben Taylor

Directed by: Harry Mastrogeorge

Release Date:
Theatrical: April 18, 2003

Running Time: 97 minutes, Color

Origin: Germany

Summary

RATING: Not Rated

Starring Ben Taylor, Daniela Amavia, Ryan Hurst, Fay Masterson, Julia Sawalha, Julie Bowen, and Michael Weatherly

As Venus and Mars are lining up, four friends gather and hope that one of them will fall in love.

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...

50

Variety Robert Koehler

Thesping and production values are solid and sometimes even attractive, but pic's overall American-style gloss becomes extremely odd and discomforting given the setting.

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50

New York Daily News Elizabeth Weitzman

The ideal movie for people too lazy to read a Harlequin romance, this by-the-numbers love story doesn't offer a single surprise.

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50

The New York Times Dave Kehr

Lopes along amiably enough, offering a few smiles and the standard bromides about the importance of being yourself and pursuing your dreams. It's tolerable but forgettable.

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40

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

Not exactly terrible, merely stale and pointless.

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40

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

Simultaneously nakedly formulaic and oddly clumsy, particularly in terms of character introduction.

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38

New York Post Lou Lumenick

A mild cross between "The Big Chill" and "Sex and the City," this English-language German oddity is a romantic comedy passing through on its way to video.

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20

LA Weekly Chuck Wilson

Sometimes the predictability of a romantic comedy is reassuring, and sometimes it makes you want to scream, as with this witless wonder.

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10

Village Voice Ben Kenigsberg

Painfully contrived, Venus and Mars's dialogue tends toward banal (as opposed to quotably bad), and the rhythm at which lines are read is definitely alien.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

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

Jessa C. gave it a 9:
I love this movie. It's one of my favorites. I would like to see it again.

Kristy R. gave it an 8:
Oh Please, I really loved this film. It's not meant to be an oscar contender, it's meant to be a sappy, romantic comedy and i love it for that.

Jacques B. gave it a 0:
Just Awful!

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