Sporadically funny film with an achingly predictable plot – your enjoyment of this will hinge on whether or not you think Will Ferrell is a Comedy God.
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07/25/05
Kicking & Screaming (1995)
56 %
Reviews Counted: 32 Fresh: 18 Rotten:14 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins
Synopsis: A witty, New York-set talk-fest about a group of twentysomethings who, with college degrees and no prospects, lean on each other and a friendly local bartender in their quest for the meaning of life. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Eric Stoltz, Olivia d'Abo, Chris Eigeman, Josh Hamilton, Parker Posey
Director: Noah Baumbach
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Kicking and Screaming is really about the biggest things there are: our dreams in a lonely, chaotic world where we think we know God, only to find He's not so much dead as just not answering the phone.
06/20/07
Mixing the neurotic drive of Woody Allen with the urbane wit of Stillman, this well-written debut presents an uncompromising take on guys who simply can't let go of college--and their prolonged adolescence.
12/19/06
Charts the aimlessness and ennui of four insufferable, maturation-adverse college grads with relaxed realism.
08/16/06
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05/26/06
Not much happens, but it captures that moment between college and the real world with perceptive [occasionally glib] accuracy.
12/23/05
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08/13/05
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05/20/03
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Smart and well-performed - captures a time and a feeling with grace and intelligence.
11/06/02
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