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- 2002
- R
- Cowboy Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- R
- Cowboy Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
Summary Alan (Grenier) is a Harvard student indulging in all of life's more interesting vices - illicit sex, drugs and high-stakes gambling, with a little Heidegger thrown in for good measure. (Cowboy Pictures)
Directed By: James Toback
Written By: James Toback
- 2002
- R
- Cowboy Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
- 2002
- R
- Cowboy Pictures
- 1 h 39 m
Harvard Man
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1.0
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Summary Alan (Grenier) is a Harvard student indulging in all of life's more interesting vices - illicit sex, drugs and high-stakes gambling, with a little Heidegger thrown in for good measure. (Cowboy Pictures)
Directed By: James Toback
Written By: James Toback
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
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40% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
40% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 20 Critic Reviews
49
40% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
40% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
20% Negative
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
In a summer of clones, Harvard Man is something rare and riveting: a wild ride that relies on more than special effects.
Adams sparkles with quick-mindedness and verbal agility. This is a worthy and underused talent.
As with most of Toback's films, there are Big Ideas being bandied about that never quite coalesce, a failing that, this time at least, mirrors his hero's own hyped-out search for meaning.
The film suffers from clunky smart-aleck dialogue and an overabundance of jump cuts and crane shots, and despite its libertine air, Toback repeatedly cautions that acid is a fast track to insanity, especially in combination with Heidegger and Wittgenstein.
The story's self-conscious seaminess cries out for the ministrations of a filmmaker like direct-to-video auteur Gregory Hippolyte.
Channels Toback in his purest form, which will probably be a treat for auteurists and a headache for just about everyone else.
An astonishing mess.
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User Score
Overwhelming Dislike
Based on 41 User Ratings
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