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2001 |
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BLACK COMEDY
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COMEDY
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US |
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C |
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| Length: |
103 |
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MIXED Reviews
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| | For those who enjoy skewed, deadpan humor, The Royal Tenenbaums has enough to sate the appetite. The movie is a twisted satire on the feel-good genre in which an estranged family member returns to the fold and redeems himself. It's Frank Capra crossed with David Lynch, with a little Monty Python thrown in on the side. The movie is rarely (if ever) side-splittingly funny, but there are so many clever moments that nasty chuckles and devilish smiles come at frequent intervals. The movie doesn't have more heart than Anderson's vastly overrated Rushmore, but it's a smarter, more sophisticated endeavor - a clear indication that the filmmaker has grown... In a way, expectations may be The Royal Tenenbaums' greatest adversary. Stiller/Wilson fans anticipating another Meet the Parents or Zoolander will find themselves adrift in unexpectedly offbeat and cerebral territory. There are no flatulence jokes and little in the way of physical humor. The tone is dark, not feather-light, and the thinking viewer will definitely derive more from this movie than the one who approaches it mindlessly. | | | | (James Berardinelli, Reelviews) | | For all of its flaws, The Royal Tenenbaums still towers over most of what Hollywood euphemistically refers to as 'entertainment.' | | | | (Pam Grady, Reel.com) | | All in all, this singular film is best described as an elegant freak show. | | | | (Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee) | | Anti | | If I smiled at all during this colossal misfire, it was at Hackman, who knows how to do cheerfully thoughtless better than anyone around. The rest of the cast looks lost and miserable. | | | | (Glenn Lovell, San Jose Mercury News) | | Its stubborn unconventionality is more selfishly childish than generously childlike. | | | (Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) | | Mostly you sit around waiting for it to be funnier, or at least funny more often. | | | | (Jay Carr, Boston Globe) | |
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, Etheline Tenenbaum Anjelica Huston , Chas Tenenbaum Ben Stiller
