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06/24/06
Henry Fool (1998)
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Reviews Counted: 27 Fresh: 22 Rotten:5 Average Rating: 7.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 17 mins
Synopsis: Hartley has crafted here what many consider to be his crowning achievement: a sprawling epic of a story that tackles any and everything he decides to mock, satirize, or challenge. Simon is a factory worker who lives with his nymphomaniac sister and manic depressive mother. Along comes Henry... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Thomas Jay Ryan, James Urbaniak, Parker Posey, Kevin Corrigan, James Saito
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04/27/07
Embracing all of Hartley's motifs, such as the vicissitudes of fame and fate, Henry Fool is sharply uneven, poetic, meditative and touching in moments but also pretentious and overlong (138 minutes); sadly, it's the last decent movie Hartley has made.
04/30/06
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The complexities and weirdness of popular culture provide the backdrop for this black comedy about creativity, politics, publishing, and mentors.
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