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- 2002
- R
- Castle Hill Productions
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- R
- Castle Hill Productions
- 1 h 27 m
Summary Sometimes the only way to make it is to fake it. That's what failed painter Gus Bishop discovers when a fast-talking thief makes off with one of his works and makes up a story the art world can't resist.
Directed By: P.J. Posner
Written By: Joel Posner, P.J. Posner
- 2002
- R
- Castle Hill Productions
- 1 h 27 m
- 2002
- R
- Castle Hill Productions
- 1 h 27 m
The Next Big Thing
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Summary Sometimes the only way to make it is to fake it. That's what failed painter Gus Bishop discovers when a fast-talking thief makes off with one of his works and makes up a story the art world can't resist.
Directed By: P.J. Posner
Written By: Joel Posner, P.J. Posner
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 8 Critic Reviews
47
38% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
38% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
25% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
This well-cast film does with a lighter hand for art what "The Producers" does for show business.
Spins a warm and fuzzy tale about love and happiness in the cutthroat art business.
Any story's a good story if it's told well, and this one is, with chuckles to spare.
Though smartly written and handsomely produced (the film's visual polish is remarkable, given its modest budget and the swanky settings the story dictates), this film would benefit greatly from more bite.
John Waters covered the same territory in his underrated 1998 comedy "Pecker," but without Waters' colorful mix of outrageousness and affection, Posner can't stir up the rancor to score even a few glancing blows at an easy target.
All strained artifice, inhabited by individuals who either lack dimension or are merely stereotypes. The result is a movie not nearly as amusing as its makers may think.
Posner's dishearteningly unsophisticated treatment itself rings false.
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