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Duane Hopwood (2005)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:10

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.6/10

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: David Schwimmer stars as DUANE HOPWOOD, a down-on-his-luck divorced father who works the night shift as a pit boss at Caesars Palace in Atlantic City. Heartsick about the demise of his marriage to... David Schwimmer stars as DUANE HOPWOOD, a down-on-his-luck divorced father who works the night shift as a pit boss at Caesars Palace in Atlantic City. Heartsick about the demise of his marriage to Linda (Janeane Garofolo), Duane does nothing much in his daily life but work and drink. When his visitation rights are threatened after he’s caught driving while intoxicated with his daughter in the backseat, Duane confronts the realization that the time has come to get his life back on track before he loses everything. A moving and humorous look at the limits of unconditional love, what defines a family, and how we’re all responsible for our own happiness, DUANE HOPWOOD was written and directed by Matt Mulhern. Set in the cold, windswept world of an Atlantic City November, DUANE HOPWOOD also stars Judah Friedlander as Anthony, a lonely slot machine repairman who dreams of comedy stardom, and Susan Lynch as Gina, a bartender who befriends Duane. Rich in the details of daily life, wistful and wise, DUANE HOPWOOD is the story of a man who comes back from the brink, and is finally able to celebrate life in all its imperfections. --© IFC Films [More]

Starring: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo

Starring: David Schwimmer, Janeane Garofalo

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Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/16/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

... this downbeat indie drama gives the leads a few excellent scenes together, and they acquit themselves credibly. But there's also a fair amount of wilted comedy from the stock supporting characters ...

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
08/31/06
J. R. Jones
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader

Loaded with unoriginal ideas, weak comedic concepts, and underwhelming emotional climaxes, the movie is the definition of bland.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/29/05
Peter Hanson
Peter Hanson
Film Threat

Duane Hopwood is a crock from beginning to end.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
12/06/05
Peter Sobczynski
Peter Sobczynski
eFilmCritic.com

Anthony is as upbeat as Duane is down. The character works so well as a counterpoint, you wish the film would abandon Duane altogether and follow Anthony on his moronic misadventures.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
12/01/05
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Visually dreary and not especially illuminating, Duane Hopwood can't quite get where it must have wanted to go.

Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/31/06
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News

[The film is] suffused with hangdog dreariness, equivalent to a unsoled shoe treading rainwater.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
12/06/05
Scott Tobias
Scott Tobias
AV Club

A fairly dreadful melodrama drenched in self-pity.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/10/05
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Schwimmer's fine, but Duane Hopwood is flat and uninvolving for long stretches.

Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
11/17/05
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

The movie is understated enough to let the emotional, and sometimes comical, story tell itself, with no over-the-top dialogue, nor worse, overacting.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
11/11/05
Dan Gross
Dan Gross
Philadelphia Daily News

Surprisingly amiable for all its bleak tidings.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
11/23/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

[A] remarkably accomplished indie movie ...

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
09/19/06
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post

It's a mixed but basically likable little indie picture.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/17/05
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune

Schwimmer demonstra uma enorme sensibilidade ao evitar qualquer tipo de exagero ou caricatura ao viver seu personagem alcoólatra, retratando-o como um homem triste e gentil que não enxerga o próprio vício.

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05/09/06
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

It’s just very authentic, very real. Everything that happens here you believe it.

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11/29/05
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper

Writer-director Matt Mulhern confidently anchors his drama-comedy about an alcoholic Atlantic City pit boss with good writing and sharp dialogue.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/29/05
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Duane Hopwood digs into the soul of its title character with a patience rarely found in contemporary films.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/19/06
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

The movie is a wise and realistic portrait of the disease, showing the drunk not as a colorful or tragic character, but simply as a sad man whose days occasionally contain moments of joy and hope.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
11/17/05
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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A mellow-yet-effective character study that exhibits some real poignancy and delivers a stunningly good performance by Friends star David Schwimmer.

Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
05/07/06
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
DVDTalk.com
 
 
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