A critique of capitalism that's light as a corn flake.
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12/24/07
Flakes (2007)
20 %
Reviews Counted: 15 Fresh: 3 Rotten:12 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis: This quirky romantic comedy stars Aaron Stanford (X-MEN 3: THE LAST STAND) as Neal Downs, a struggling musician, and Zooey Deschanel (ELF, ALMOST FAMOUS) as Miss Pussy Katz, his whimsical girlfriend and voice of reason. Living in New Orleans' historic French Quarter, Neal and Miss Katz are... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Aaron Stanford, Keir O'Donnell, Ryan Donowho, Frank Wood
Director: Michael Lehmann
Screenwriter: Chris Poche, Karey Kirkpatrick
Director: Gary Winick
Producer: Jake Abraham, Mark Ross
Composer: Jon Ehrlich, Jason Derlatka
Screenwriter: Chris Poche, Karey Kirkpatrick
Director: Gary Winick
Producer: Jake Abraham, Mark Ross
Composer: Jon Ehrlich, Jason Derlatka
Reviews
1 - 15 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
There are a few sweet moments as the story reaches its unsurprising conclusion. But, all in all, Flakes isn't going to bowl you over.
12/21/07
Unless you happen to be one yourself, chances are pretty good that you'll take an immediate dislike to the self-satisfied hipsters who populate this disappointing comedy from Heathers director Michael Lehmann.
12/21/07
Top Critic
There's enough breezy charm on display to make it worth a look on cable, DVD or at a bargain matinee.
12/20/07
The characters Lehmann and company use as generational mouthpieces bear no relation to any people who have ever existed, and they barely work as parody. It's cool to see the old retro cereals on the restaurant shelf, though.
12/20/07
While the ghost of a bittersweet 'everyone's a sell-out' moral seems to haunt screenwriters Chris Poche and Karey Kirkpatrick's scruffy little romantic fable, it's buried under layers of forced quirkiness.
12/20/07
The surprise is how consistently entertaining Flakes is despite the dearth of star power, production value or innovative style.
12/20/07
A disappointingly superficial enterprise, given its undeservedly smug, countercultural airs.
12/19/07
A business course on cutthroat capitalism disguised as a slacker comedy: That’s the kindest way to describe Michael Lehmann’s Flakes.
12/19/07
Top Critic
This too-cool-for-school Singles wannabe could have been great, but it never really goes anywhere due to its poor execution
12/18/07
One look at Aaron Stanford's chain-smoking, long-haired musician in a Hanes t-shirt and you know Flakes wants so badly to be hip.
12/17/07
Some cute moments pepper the inane plot, but Flakes doesn’t have much snap, crackle or pop.
12/13/07
I hate to be so down on a comedy that comes from so many filmmakers and actors I admire, but this flick's about as satisfying as a bowl of soggy Corn Flakes.
03/20/07
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