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Grosse Pointe Blank

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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)

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Reviews Counted: 48 Fresh: 37  Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7.1/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

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 tries to patch things up with the girlfriend he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed... 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]

Genre: Comedies

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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Jul 5, 1999

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Single Side - Single Layer
  • Letterboxed - 1.85:1

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

Reviews

 
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For what is essentially a one-joke movie, this has an awful lot going for it.

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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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5/5

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

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02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com
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B+

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

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09/19/07
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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3.5/4

An incredibly hip look at growing up.

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09/04/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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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".

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07/24/06
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views
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2.5/5

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

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12/06/05
Ron Wells
Film Threat
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3/4

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

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09/18/05
Michael Dequina
Mr. Brown's Movies
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3/4

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

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05/24/05
Ross Anthony
Hollywood Report Card
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3/4

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

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07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)
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4/10

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

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02/13/04
Dragan Antulov
rec.arts.movies.reviews
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2.5/4

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.

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05/20/03
Leonard Schwarz
Palo Alto Weekly
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It is nowhere near as good as Pulp Fiction but it does have its moments.

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03/16/03
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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3.5/4

One tangy black comedy.

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10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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2/4

Don't waste precious time watching this. You deserve better.

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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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3/5

No review available.

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08/01/02
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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1/4

A soggy, all-over-the- place mess.

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06/18/02
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Usually if you see more than three name on the screenplay line, you know there was trouble. But the reverse is true here.

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04/17/02
Leslie Rigoulot
Film Scouts
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3/4

An entertaining oddity, an amiably black comedy whose bared teeth double as an engaging smile: It takes a satiric bite and leaves you laughing through the pain. For that, we can thank the writers.

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04/12/02
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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5

This movie was everything I wanted it to be!

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12/30/01
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina
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4.5/5

A bright burst of action and comedy with a cast that makes for rousing good company.

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05/11/01
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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