Kinnear's performance is a career-defining revelation.
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10/29/02
Auto Focus (2002)
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Reviews Counted:155
Fresh:112
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Kinnear and Dafoe help make this downward spiral of one man's life a compelling watch.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: AUTO FOCUS is the story of Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear), who was the star of the television series HOGAN'S HEROES in the 1960s. Before he achieved that particular fame, Crane was a popular radio talk... [More]
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, Maria Bello
Director: Paul Schrader
Reviews for Auto Focus
Michael Gerbosi's script is economically packed with telling scenes.
10/29/02
From the opening razzmatazz and Vegas lounge-band arrangements behind the credits, to the crime-lab murder scene itself, Mr. Schrader captures the air-conditioned look and feel of the Hollywood dream factory.
10/29/02
...despite a certain elegance of construction and execution, Auto Focus is a movie that sounds more compelling than it plays
10/29/02
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10/29/02
It's like parking yourself in front of a porn palace and watching the procession of men going in and out, without really learning anything about them.
10/28/02
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10/27/02
Auto Focus is a revealing albeit uneven biopic about one man's quiet depravity and the concoction of temptation that fueled his quest for compulsive, risque pleasures.
10/27/02
"Auto Focus" works as an unusual biopic and document of male swingers in the Playboy era
10/26/02
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10/26/02
Worth seeing for Dafoe's terrific performance.
10/26/02
Kinnear ... gives his best screen performance with an oddly winning portrayal of one of life's ultimate losers.
10/26/02
It's hard to shake the impression that, while Schrader may be fascinated by what Crane represents, he's not terribly interested in who Crane was.
10/25/02
With its emphasis on 'what' and 'who,' there's plenty of information to ponder, but I did wish the movie gave more thought to why video killed the sitcom star.
10/25/02
A well-crafted film about the life and death of TV actor Bob Crane.
10/25/02
Kinnear brings just enough depth to Crane that we feel tiny spins of pathos.
10/25/02
A compelling, sympathetic portrait.
10/25/02
Kinnear throws himself into the role, but because he's playing a bad actor who's unaware he's acting, his skill may not always be apparent.
10/25/02
Schrader, I think, has found an approach that suits the skewed cultural history of his material.
10/25/02
A hypnotic portrait of this sad, compulsive life.
10/25/02
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