Click to read the article
Comment
12/30/06
Hysterical Blindness (2002)
70 %
Reviews Counted: 10 Fresh: 7 Rotten:3 Average Rating: 5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins
Synopsis: A pair of Jersey girls wander through the singles bar scene of the New York City suburb of Bayonne. As they seek lasting relationships amidst the smoky dive bars and Springsteen songs, Debby (Uma Thurman) and Beth (Juliette Lewis) begin to understand that love isn't like the pop songs that are... [More]
Genre: Television
Starring: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara
Director: Mira Nair
Reviews
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic Top Critic
The actors pull out all the stops in nearly every scene, but to diminishing effect. The characters never change.
03/26/03
Top Critic
Nair's attention to detail creates an impeccable sense of place, while Thurman and Lewis give what can easily be considered career-best performances.
12/08/02
The emotional overload of female angst irreparably drags the film down.
11/14/02
Everything was as superficial as the forced New Jersey lowbrow accent Uma had.
09/24/02
Nair and writer Laura Cahill dare to build a movie around some flawed but rather unexceptional women, emerging with a fine character study that's short on plot but rich in the tiny revelations of real life.
08/28/02
1 - 10 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Related Forums
HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS nabs "2" nominations - now who saw that coming?
by: REEL_REVIEWER 4/10/05
by: REEL_REVIEWER 4/10/05
IGN RSS Feeds