Dummy

Name: Dummy
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: September 12, 2003
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 48
Cast: Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich

2003

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Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment | Release Date: September 12, 2003 | R

Starring: Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich

Summary: Steven Schoichet (Brody) is browbeaten at every turn, by his family, his dead-end job, the faceless suburb where he still lives at home. That is until he decides to make a change. Ventriloquism. Hey, a dream's a dream. (Artisan Entertainment)

Director: Greg Pritikin

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: R

Runtime: 91 min

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Eric Campos

With this marvelous cast of characters and the comic brilliance of writer/director Greg Pritikin, nary a minute goes by that you're not slapping your knee with laughter. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

A romantic comedy of considerable charm and humor. Read full review

Premiere Peter Debruge

It's the details that make Dummy such a winner. By way of comparison, consider last summer's "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," in which each actor put a heartfelt spin on his or her one-joke character (the father who believes that Windex cures everything). Well, here's an entire movie built on nuggets like that. Read full review

Rick Groen

A contrived little comedy, Dummy definitely lives down to its name -- you can see the lips moving on this wooden thing. Read full review

V.A. Musetto

What could have been a biting dark comedy is, instead, uninspired and generic. The contrived, everybody's-happy finale just makes things worse. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Maitland McDonagh

It's repetitive and obvious but somehow endearing, like a truly ugly dog with sweet eyes. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Serves up the sort of shrill ''satire'' of middle-class Jewish vulgarity in which the mere mention of words like ''brisket'' and ''klezmer'' is automatically presumed to be hilarious. Read full review

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Compi24

Sep 29, 2013

Adrien Brody and Milla Jovovich, "Dummy" is that special kind of indie comedy that knows how to perfectly balance its offbeat humor with just the right amount of dramatic intrigue.

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The3AcademySins

Mar 25, 2019

While not a perfect film, I found myself really enjoying the early 2000s indie movie vibe quite a lot while watching Dummy. The script is funny, Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich and Vera Farmiga give surprisingly real and touching performances, the soundtrack is great and clever, and the movieWhile not a perfect film, I found myself really enjoying the early 2000s indie movie vibe quite a lot while watching Dummy. The script is funny, Adrien Brody, Milla Jovovich and Vera Farmiga give surprisingly real and touching performances, the soundtrack is great and clever, and the movie captures the zeitgeist in a very unique and charming way. There is one groan worthy scene near the very end of the movie, but ultimately, I really did enjoy watching Dummy. I think you will too.… Expand

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