Part of the long, noble tradition (at least since the '90s) of talky, ensemble-driven American indies.
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08/03/02
Lovely & Amazing (2002)
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Reviews Counted:113
Fresh:96
Rotten:17
Average Rating:7.3/10
Consensus: The bitingly truthful Lovely & Amazing is a smart and perceptive female character study.
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Academy-Award nominated actresses Catherine Keener ("Being John Malkovich") and Brenda Blethyn ("Secrets & Lies") star in Nicole Holofcener's follow-up feature to her critically acclaimed debut... [More]
Starring: Catherine Keener, Jake Gyllenhaal, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer
Director: Nicole Holofcener
Reviews for Lovely & Amazing
...intelligent and mature...
08/02/02
A fully-developed, superlative character study.
07/27/02
[Holofcener's] keen ear for dialogue is a double-edged sword: All of her characters turn insightful, sometimes even fascinating, phrases. But they never shut up.
07/26/02
A film of this sort demands superb, seemingly effortless acting, and Holofcener gets it at every turn.
07/26/02
Like coming into a long-running, well-written television series where you've missed the first half-dozen episodes and probably won't see the next six.
07/26/02
Brutally honest and told with humor and poignancy, which makes its message resonate.
07/26/02
This is a fine, funny, humane film.
07/26/02
Covering the bases, however, is not the same as offering new insights into fairly well-traveled psychosexual through-lines.
07/25/02
If this slice-of-life film was a home movie, these would be the parts you leave on the floor of your editing room.
07/25/02
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07/22/02
Beautifully acted, smart and funny. It steers clear of being a maudlin soap opera normally found on Lifetime.
07/21/02
A sharp, articulate study of why we say some of the things that we do and how our words and actions can be (mis)perceived by others.
07/21/02
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07/20/02
Top CriticBoth funny and painful to watch.
07/19/02
This is soap opera with a brain, as she reveals four people ... at their most unguarded and, therefore, honest and bitterly funny.
07/19/02
The ensemble Holofcener has assembled comprises some of the best actresses working today, and they inhabit their roles with the astringency and softness these characters demand.
07/19/02
The impressive thing about Holofcener's non-judgemental generosity with character, which at times recalls an American Mike Leigh, is that she makes no concessions to easy endearment.
07/19/02
It's a smart-talking, slice-of-life comedy/drama that could just as easily be titled Our Bodies/Ourselves.
07/19/02
For those looking for a smartly written character study featuring solid performances, you could do far, far worse than what this film offers.
07/19/02
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