Aside from the interminable music videos, set to a constant, very loud Top-40 soundtrack, much of the film is so surrealistic and weird that you may think certain scenes are meant to be of daydreams.
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01/01/00
Career Opportunities (1991)
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Reviews Counted:11
Fresh:6
Rotten:5
Average Rating:4.8/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A teenager gets a job as a night watchman, and on his first night on duty gets locked in the store with the most beautiful girl in town. He thinks he has it made until some thieves come to spoil... [More]
Starring: Frank Whaley, Jennifer Connelly, Barry Corbin, Dermot Mulroney
Director: Bryan Gordon
Reviews for Career Opportunities
1 - 11 (sorted by source; UK critics are listed first)
Paper-thin premise entertains thanks to a game Whaley and a luminous Connelly.
07/25/02
No review available.
08/12/05
No review available.
03/02/04
Mediocre teen pic, with a memorable Connelly performance
02/25/04
Scenes like the one in which Jimmy's father eats fried chicken dipped in peanut butter should appeal to kids of all ages.
05/20/03
Top CriticTolerable only for Jennifer Connelly.
01/17/03
No review available.
02/25/03
An entertaining film with interesting characters the viewer can actually care about.
01/08/08
[The film] has plenty of absorbing characters, smart, snappy dialog and delightful stretches of comic foolery.
01/08/08
Top CriticJennifer Connelly is very easy to look at. Career Opportunities isn't.
01/01/00
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