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- 1993
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 1993
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Summary A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.
Directed By: E. Max Frye
Written By: E. Max Frye
- 1993
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
- 1993
- PG-13
- Columbia Pictures
- 1 h 36 m
Amos & Andrew
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Summary A Pulitzer prize writer buys a cabin. The neighbors get suspicious when a stranger "breaks in". They see a black man and call the police, who start shooting at him. The sheriff tries a cover-up involving a white petty crook. Bad idea.
Directed By: E. Max Frye
Written By: E. Max Frye
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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30% Positive
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7 Reviews
30% Mixed
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39% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
38
30% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
30% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
39% Negative
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
Amos & Andrew, written and directed by E. Max Frye, relates the intersection of these two different destinies, in a style that ranges from roaring farce to biting satire. [05 Mar 1993, p.C2]
Although its lofty ambitions as a "social comedy" are never fully realized, Amos & Andrew is a refreshingly intelligent, character-driven comedy that attempts to tackle a timely and serious issue - racism - and still manages to be consistently funny. [05 Mar 1993, p.24]
You would call Amos & Andrew a comedy of errors if it were actually funny. I suppose the precise term is an attempted comedy of errors - or maybe just a turkey. [05 Mar 1993, p.19]
Mr. Frye's initial conceits are good ones, but the film's humor somehow gets sopped up by the spongy writing and direction. The characters are fuzzily realized. The dialogue is lame and the continuity so shaky that one entire subplot sinks in confusion.
Amos & Andrew starts out with a promising premise but everything in it is off -- the timing, the tone, the performances. It's the kind of film that makes you wonder from moment to moment just what E. Max Frye, the writer-director, had in mind. Maybe nothing? [05 Mar 1993, p.F10]
The film sags under the crushing weight of its own inadequacy, lacking not only subtlety, intelligence, and insight, but also dramatic tension, character development, and a satisfying resolution.
Samuel L. Jackson, call your agent — and fire him.
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