Women may be unimpressed, but men will squirm with recognition.
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01/26/06
Beautiful Girls (1996)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:35
Rotten:9
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: "Beautiful Girls" takes place in a sleepy New England town, the bucolic home of a group of Generation X-ers involved in a number of romantic goings-on. The film takes a close look at the... [More]
Starring: Matt Dillon, Uma Thurman, Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino
Director: Ted Demme
Reviews for Beautiful Girls
Top CriticDemme's conversational film is about the gaping chasm between what men say and what they feel. It may not tell us anything new, but its eloquence is quietly rewarding.
11/27/09
Top CriticNo review available.
12/05/03
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01/01/00
Top CriticNatalie Portman, as a 13-year-old on whom Hutton develops a strangely affecting crush, is a delight.
11/27/09
Top CriticThe truth is it's just not fun to watch people make excuses for themselves.
01/01/00
No review available.
09/05/03
A routine entry in the genre, with nothing in particular to recommend it, aside from an attractive cast.
01/01/00
Rosie O'Donnell's best 10 minutes of her career.
01/01/00
No review available.
09/26/05
Watching these guys struggle with an idea is like watching a dog trying to get to that unattainable itchy spot. Funny, but pathetic too.
01/01/00
The movie is wry, touching and fun to sit through...
01/01/00
It's the women who break the monotony of this dudes-in-flux saga...
06/18/02
Despite the title, Demme's coming of age tale is about guys in their 20s who refuse or are unable to mature, which might explain why the most captivating relationship is between Timothy Hutton and the then 13-year-old Natalie Portman.
04/04/06
Portman steals all the scenes with Timothy Hutton and lights up the movie in each and every one of her scenes with her beauty, charm and utter exuberance.
04/29/09
Hits the spot with its wry observations on sexual politics.
08/18/02
The dialogue isn't the only problem with Beautiful Girls. The characters are bad, too.
02/14/01
Top CriticBorrowing heavily from other, better films, director Ted Demme and screenwriter Scott Rosenberg give each of their male protagonists a case of commitment angst.
01/01/00
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