There are very funny moments, and some wonderful dialogue, but the film's self-consciously serious moments sit uncomfortably with the buddy banter.
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01/21/02
Made (2001)
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Reviews Counted:108
Fresh:76
Rotten:32
Average Rating:6.3/10
Consensus: Not as good as Swingers, but it's still witty and goofy enough for some laughs.
Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Following their success five years before with SWINGERS, Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn team up again in MADE, a comedy about two very different down-on-their-luck L.A. friends who get caught up in a... [More]
Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Sean "Puffy" Combs, Famke Janssen
Director: Jon Favreau
Reviews for Made
Top CriticDifficult Second Movie hurdle negotiated. Just.
12/30/06
Top CriticFavreau gives his film a curious final touch of earnestness, even sentimentality, but he gets away with it and Made swings funkily along.
01/26/02
Top CriticThe natural rhythms of the (largely improvised) script create characters and situations that are authentic, hilarious and engaging.
06/20/02
If the film's too ready to go with the flow of Chris Doyle's handheld camerawork, and sometimes seems ad hoc, its spot-on attention to the faux pas of the moment certainly raises a smile.
06/24/06
Top CriticWell-written and well-acted, though your enjoyment will largely depend on how high your Vince Vaughn tolerance level is.
10/30/02
In its own weird way, Made is like Abbott and Costello Join the Mafia
09/04/01
A smart and funny movie with a surprisingly touching conclusion.
08/06/01
This is a smart and funny movie with a surprisingly touching conclusion.
06/13/02
If you liked Swingers, you'll like Made. But don't expect as many quick laughs.
07/13/01
With both movies and TV constantly mining mob life for script fodder, Made never comes up with a new twist on the material.
06/18/02
This may be what is meant by the “dumbing down of America.”
05/07/01
The film isn’t as clever as Swingers but it boasts enough witty dialogue to make it entertaining.
05/13/03
If you love voyeuristic films where the film maker almost gives an eerie spying-on-their-lives-as-they-live-them sensation, Made's been made for you.
07/02/01
Likely to leave fans missing the fresh hit of Swingers and leave newcomers wondering what some of the fuss was about.
07/20/01
The routines don't have the innocence (or anarchic slapstick) of Laurel and Hardy, but the set-up is the same, focusing on two blue-collar dopes who frustrate their supervisors.
12/23/01
A film that positively bristles with wry, understated wit.
07/20/01
The movie is difficult to describe because it's not what happens that matters, it's how it happens and why.
07/20/01
Top CriticMade, with its undernourished plot and fizzle of a climax, isn't exactly breaking new ground in mob comedy realism.
07/19/01
The script is nicely seasoned with jokes and surprise twists (right up to a contrived sentimental ending), and the two lead actors plunge into their roles with contagious enthusiasm.
10/15/02
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