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Angus (1995)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:4

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.7/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: High schooler Angus is an overweight outcast, with a serious lack of self-esteem. Furthermore, he's had a crush on the lovely Melissa for ages, but she's attached to handsome jock Rick, who hates... [More]

Starring: George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Charlie Talbert, Chris Owen

Director: Patrick Read Johnson

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Reviews for Angus

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Tomatometer	Critic	Review	Category
N/R	Geoff Andrew	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 24 2006 04:28 AM	Time Out
N/R	Godfrey Cheshire	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 26 2009 03:18 AM	Variety
3/4	Stefan Birgir Stefansson	quite heartwarming Full Review \| Comment \| May., 08 2008 06:15 PM	sbs.is
C-	Emanuel Levy	Considering how uunusal the film's family setting is--a boy growing up with gay dad and lesbian mother--and talent caliber (George C. Scott and Kathy Bates), Angus is a particularly disappointing film due to pedestrian writing and straight direction. Full Review \| 3 Comments \| Feb., 12 2007 04:23 PM	EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R	Janet Maslin	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| May., 20 2003 05:06 PM	New York Times
2/5	Brian Mckay	A plodding, teen cookie-cutter "nerds are people too" story. Hamfisted and dull. Comment \| Mar., 21 2003 09:20 PM	eFilmCritic.com
4/5	Robert Roten	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Mar., 16 2003 08:09 AM	Laramie Movie Scope
3/5	Clint Morris	Family-Friendly and uplifting story for any underdog Comment \| Sep., 17 2002 11:59 PM	Moviehole
N/R	Kevin Thomas	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Aug., 15 2002 08:07 AM	Los Angeles Times
N/R	Peter Stack	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 18 2002 08:07 AM	San Francisco Chronicle
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jun., 05 2002 08:07 AM	Boxoffice Magazine
2.5/4		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Apr., 12 2002 08:06 AM	Globe and Mail
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Jam! Movies
N/R		Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Deseret News, Salt Lake City
2.5/5	Christopher Null	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Filmcritic.com
N/R	Gary Kamiya	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	San Francisco Examiner
2/5	Hollis Chacona	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Austin Chronicle
2.5/4	James Berardinelli	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	ReelViews
N/R	Rita Kempley	Click to read the article Full Review \| Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Washington Post
3/4	Roger Ebert	Click to read the article Full Review \| 1 Comment \| Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM	Chicago Sun-Times

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