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Waking Up in Reno
Miramax Films
MPAA RATING: R for language and some sexual content
Starring
Billy Bob Thornton,
Charlize Theron,
Patrick Swayze,
Natasha Richardson,
Brent Briscoe,
Mark Fauser,
Wayne Federman,
and
Billy O'Sullivan
A funny thing happens to two married couples on the way to the Monster Truck Show in Reno, Nevada. (Miramax)
| GENRE(S): |
Romance
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Brent Briscoe
Mark Fauser
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Jordan Brady
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: April 8, 2003
Video: April 8, 2003
Theatrical: October 25, 2002
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| RUNNING TIME: |
110 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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60
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
Thornton plays this low-ball farce with deceptive, masterful ease. Appreciate it.

50
Chicago Reader
J.R. Jones
The movie's "Beverly Hillbillies" humor had me laughing moderately, and by the end I wasn't even looking around to make sure no one noticed.

50
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Sean Axmaker
This half-baked production sat on Miramax's shelf for a couple of years. It's no more done now than then, merely more stale.

40
Dallas Observer
Robert Wilonsky
Not good enough to overcome its status as damaged goods, which is almost a shame, since audiences will miss Billy Bob Thornton's best performance, and hairpiece, in years.

38
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
Another one of those road comedies where Southern roots are supposed to make boring people seem colorful. If these characters were from Minneapolis or Denver, no way anyone would make a film about them.

25
Miami Herald
Chris Hewitt
It's never a good sign when a movie's credits include: ''Tony Orlando as himself.'' But the crooner is the highlight of the dreadful Waking Up in Reno.

25
Chicago Tribune
Mark Caro
Its jokes aren't funny. Its sloppy direction comes courtesy of Jordan Brady, who made "The Third Wheel," another reportedly failed comedy gathering cobwebs at Miramax.

20
Variety
Todd McCarthy
A hillbilly romantic comedy in which the hillbillies show up but the romance and comedy never do.

20
LA Weekly
John Patterson
Director Jordan Brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors -- particularly Theron, a very game and able comedienne -- by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable.

0
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
The one thing that can be said of Waking Up in Reno is that it's rigorously consistent. Every note rings false.


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