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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

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Reviews Counted:56

Fresh:43

Rotten:13

Average Rating:7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A nihilistically philosophical hit man reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he... A nihilistically philosophical hit man reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed by an over-zealous competitor's henchmen, and survive his surreal homecoming. A bullet-ridden, darkly comedic tale of self-discovery from star-writer-producer Cusack. Recommended. [More]

Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack

Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Alan Arkin, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Mitchell Ryan, Steve Pink, Michael Cudlitz, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Duffy Taylor, Audrey Kissel, Carlos Jacott, Brian Powell, Ann Cusack, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah DeVincentis, Barbara Harris, Wendy Thorlakson, Belita Moreno, Pat O'Neill, Jenna Elfman, K.K. Dodds, Bill Cusack, Traci Dority, Doug Dearth, Colby French, Brent Armitage, Jackie Rubin, Eva Rodriguez, David Barrett, Bobby Bass, Lance Gilbert, Pete Antico, Laurence Bilzerian

Director: George Armitage

Director: George Armitage
Composer: Joe Strummer
Screenwriter: Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, John Cusack, Steve Pink
Story: Tom Jankiewicz
Producer: Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth, Roger Birnbaum, Steve Pink, John Cusack

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One of the true delights of 1990s American cinema.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
11/06/09
Daniel Etherington
Daniel Etherington
Channel 4 Film
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For what is essentially a one-joke movie, this has an awful lot going for it.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Hugely recommended.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine
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A slick, mannered and frequently clever comedy.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
11/06/09
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Despite some early indications from the two Cusacks and Arkin that it's going to be funny, it winds up an unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent -- morally, dramatically, and conceptually.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment 1 Comment
11/06/09
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader

L'une des comédies américaines les plus honnêtes et efficaces des années 90

Full Review Source: Panorama | comment Comment
10/12/09
Jean-François Vandeuren
Jean-François Vandeuren
Panorama

Cusack is charming and assured in the film.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
10/18/08
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

One of 1997's best films, and certainly the funniest and freshest.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

The action is fast and furious, and so are the punchlines.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
09/19/07
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

An incredibly hip look at growing up.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/04/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Armitage encourages [Gen-Xers] to keep the skeptical attitude, but to also negoitate some sort of confusing middle ground between maintaining the image without "selling out".

Full Review Source: Movie Views | comment Comment
07/24/06
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

It's the best date film I've seen in a long time: at least 12 people die.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Ron Wells
Ron Wells
Film Threat

Calling this blend of comedy and violence Tarantino lite may sound like a bash, but it isn't.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
09/18/05
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Great pace, strong dialogue, and a fun fresh angle on the life of a hit man.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Report Card | comment Comment
05/24/05
Ross Anthony
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card

Except for a few near-miss scenes, director George Armitage's romantic comedy hits the target.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

As a whole, this film only succeeds in making extraordinary people and situations to look banal.

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
02/13/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews

If you can ignore the tiresome romance and the incessant playing of largely inane music on the soundtrack, Grosse Point Blank has much to recommend it.

Full Review Source: Palo Alto Weekly | comment Comment
05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly

It is nowhere near as good as Pulp Fiction but it does have its moments.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
03/16/03
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

One tangy black comedy.

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
 
 
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