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All About Steve (2009)

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Reviews Counted:101

Fresh:6

Rotten:95

Average Rating:2.5/10

Consensus: All About Steve is an oddly creepy, sour film, featuring a heroine so desperate and peculiar that audiences may be more likely to pity than root for her.

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz who, after one short blind date, falls for handsome cable news cameraman Steve (Cooper). Convinced they are soul mates,... Sandra Bullock plays eccentric crossword puzzle constructor Mary Horowitz who, after one short blind date, falls for handsome cable news cameraman Steve (Cooper). Convinced they are soul mates, Mary follows Steve across the country, encouraged by the self-serving actions of news reporter Hartman Hughes (Church). Along the way, Mary befriends an endearing group of oddballs who embrace her idiosyncrasies. --© Fox [More]

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Thomas Haden Church, Bradley Cooper, Ken Jeong, Keith David, M.C. Gainey, DJ Qualls, Beth Grant, Howard Hesseman

Director: Phil Traill

Director: Phil Traill
Screenwriter: Kim Barker
Producer: Sandra Bullock, Mary McLaglen
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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It’s dreadful.

Full Review Source: At the Movies | comment Comment
09/08/09
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
At the Movies

Sandra Bullock plays a stalker in unappealing romcom.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
09/08/09
Sandie Angulo Chen
Sandie Angulo Chen
Common Sense Media

. . . really all about Sandra Bullock.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/07/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

One might be tempted to call it perfectly dreadful if it didn't seem inappropriate to utter the word 'perfect' anywhere within miles of it.

Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | comment Comment
09/06/09
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

I'm not sure who Kim Barker is, or what her credentials are. But she has written two of my least favorite screenplays within the last two years.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
09/05/09
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Although I laughed at a couple of slapstick gags, the rest of this comedy didn't seem very funny to me.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/05/09
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

A painfully bland, vapid, irritating and consistently preposterous comedy that's low on laughs and satirical bite.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
09/05/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

This kind of premise is touchy, cause it's that kind of humor that comes from awkwardness. It's kind of sad and a little dark. It needs to be handled just the right way, and quite frankly director Phil Traill falls flat on his face.

Full Review Source: Sin Magazine | comment Comment
09/05/09
Austin Kennedy
Austin Kennedy
Sin Magazine

Irritating and inexcusable, it's a total waste of time and talent.

Full Review Source: SSG Syndicate | comment Comment
09/05/09
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
SSG Syndicate

All About Steve is painful, unfunny and easily one of the worst films of 2009.

Full Review Source: BDK Reviews | comment Comment
09/05/09
Kevin McCarthy
Kevin McCarthy
BDK Reviews

It's not all about Steve. And even if it was all about Steve, it still isn't a good story. Why? Steve isn't interesting. Neither is Mary Horowitz, the woman stalking Steve.

Full Review Source: Tri-City Herald | comment Comment
09/05/09
Gary Wolcott
Gary Wolcott
Tri-City Herald

Mistaking cute and quirky for teeth-grindingly obnoxious, All About Steve is one of the most irritating moviegoing experiences of the year. Shame on you, Sandra Bullock, you know better than this.

Full Review Source: TheDivaReview.com | comment Comment
09/05/09
Diva Velez
Diva Velez
TheDivaReview.com

Stick with the premise. The idea behind All About Steve has some potential, but then it slides off into hokey-ville.

Full Review Source: The Movie Kit | comment Comment
09/04/09
Kit Bowen
Kit Bowen
The Movie Kit

An interminable series of gags based around the shrillest, most obvious characters imaginable.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment Comment
09/04/09
Katey Rich
Katey Rich
CinemaBlend.com

Not without its good bits. Even if you have to watch some supposedly nice guys be mean to get to them.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 2 Comments
09/04/09
Sara Schieron
Sara Schieron
Boxoffice Magazine

When Mary tearfully confesses that she wears her red boots because they make her toes "feel like ten friends on a camping trip," the viewer doesn't know whether to explode in laughter or die from the osmosis of Sandra Bullock's own humiliation.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/04/09
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Here's a scorching idea for the producers of the "Saw" franchise: a "Sandra Bullock Slapstick Comedy" death trap.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment 2 Comments
09/04/09
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

But the main message ... is that movie studios think a lot of people will pay good money to see Sandra Bullock humiliate herself yet again in front of the camera.

Full Review Source: Playback:stl | comment 4 Comments
09/04/09
Sarah Boslaugh
Sarah Boslaugh
Playback:stl

Putting a marshmallow on top of a pile of cooked spinach, is still not a dessert. All About Steve is no comedy, and just might be the worst film of 2009.

Full Review Source: ReviewExpress.com | comment Comment
09/04/09
Diana Saenger
Diana Saenger
ReviewExpress.com

Maybe a sitcom laugh track would have helped. At least it would provide a hint of where we’re supposed to chuckle.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/04/09
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
 
 
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