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12/30/06
Knockaround Guys (2002)
18 %
Reviews Counted: 88 Fresh: 16 Rotten:72 Average Rating: 4.3/10
Consensus:
Well-acted, but it's too derivative.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Synopsis: Matty (Barry Pepper) is the only son of Brooklyn mobster Benny "the Chains" (Dennis Hopper). Considered too sensitive for mob work, but unable to find a regular job, Matty finally gets a chance to join his dad's organization when he agrees to arrange transport of half a million dollars across... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Vin Diesel, Seth Green, Barry Pepper, Andrew Davoli, Dennis Hopper
Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Composer: Clint Mansell
Screenwriter: Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Producer: Lawrence Bender, Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Composer: Clint Mansell
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Knockaround Guys just doesn't deserve to get made, either literally or figuratively, and isn't worth the time needed to discover that this particular up-and-comer is yesterday's news.
07/02/08
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02/01/04
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Putting the faces of hot young stars on the same old parts doesn't make the movie any fresher.
09/06/03
When the movie mixes the cornpone and the Cosa Nostra, it finds a nice rhythm.
06/26/03
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03/21/03
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01/15/03
It’s mildly interesting to ponder the peculiar American style of justice that plays out here, but it’s so muddled and derivative that few will bother thinking it all through.
12/30/02
Fails to convince the audience that these brats will ever be anything more than losers.
11/19/02
This heist flick about young Brooklyn hoods is off the shelf after two years to capitalize on the popularity of Vin Diesel, Seth Green and Barry Pepper. It should have stayed there.
11/19/02
Un film au potentiel certain, saboté par les clichés et un montage impatient.
11/16/02
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10/21/02
Top Critic
When it comes to Knockaround Guys, the only remotely energetic aspect of the project is the fact that characters occasionally use words with more than two syllables.
10/21/02
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10/20/02
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The first-time directors previously penned the screenplay Rounders, and while their attention to setting and detail in both films is commendable, their development of character and storyline could stand some improvement.
10/20/02
No better or worse than 'Truth or Consequences, N.M.' or any other interchangeable actioner with imbecilic Mafia toolbags botching a routine assignment in a Western backwater.
10/19/02
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10/19/02
Top Critic
Perhaps if co-directors David Levien and Brian Koppelman had spent more time devising a coherent vision for the film, we would not have felt as knocked around after watching it.
10/19/02
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