Fay Grim

Name: Fay Grim
Genre: Action, Thriller, Comedy
Released: May 18, 2007
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 52
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Aiken, Parker Posey

2007

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Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: May 18, 2007 | R

Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Liam Aiken, Parker Posey

Summary: Writer-director Hal Hartley returns to the characters from "Henry Fool," following Fay, a single mom from Queens who is afraid her 14 year old son will grow up to be like his father, Henry, who has been missing for years. (Magnolia Pictures)

Director: Hal Hartley

Genre(s): Action, Thriller, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 118 min

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Shawn Levy

Plotwise, the film seems actually designed to repel logic, almost a parody of a spy film. But it's played with such verve and dash and confident flair that you'll have a grand time. Read full review

Kevin Crust

A sophisticated, sometimes intentionally silly spy thriller of international intrigue, Fay Grim charts the history of American foreign policy while commenting on current global complications with wink and a nudge. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

Strikes me as something of an elaborate mistake, a wasted opportunity and a script Hartley should have discarded. But I liked it anyway. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

Too hip to play it straight and too cool to resort to an actual story, Hartley turns the whole rambling spy game into a puzzle box where every certainty is thrown into doubt, every character has a hidden motive, and every clue is contradicted. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

A strange international odyssey that becomes more complicated and loony by the moment. Some viewers will undoubtedly tune out early, others will follow as far as they can -- and a privileged few might make it all the way. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Fay Grim is like watching stoners playing Risk and Clue at the same time. Read full review

Desson Thomson

The trouble is, this is Hartley all over again. What seemed cutting edge and sharp in the 1990s -- the smart-alecky references to obscure filmmakers (Werner Herzog, Andrei Konchalovsky), the self-mocking tone in the actors' voices, the overall sense that this movie is subverting itself -- feels rehashed and old. Read full review

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Sep 2, 2009

Briefly, I also really like this film- or should I say I am one of the few it seems that did . The imbalance of the whole project (drama and/or farce,) appealed to me. But I recommended it to 3 people and they unanimously hated it. Hated. The acting is extraordinarily uneven but PP and GB Briefly, I also really like this film- or should I say I am one of the few it seems that did . The imbalance of the whole project (drama and/or farce,) appealed to me. But I recommended it to 3 people and they unanimously hated it. Hated. The acting is extraordinarily uneven but PP and GB are stellar, with good support from JU, LA and SB. I've added it to my watch once a year list.… Expand