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06/24/06
The Man Who Copied (2005)
65 %
Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 20 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 6.1/10
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Though it has some nice moments, The Man Who Copied spins out of control by the second half and wears out its welcome.
Runtime: 2 hrs 3 mins
Synopsis: Comic strip fantasy and glum working day reality mix in this unusual Brazilian film. André (Lázaro Ramos) works making photocopies at a stationary store, shooting the breeze with his sexy co-worker Marinês (Luana Piovani) and spending his nights drawing comics and spying on neighborhood... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Lazaro Ramos, Leandra Leal, Luana Piovani, Pedro Cardoso
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Furtado's sense of irony is a little bit on the obvious side, but at least it strengthens the film's underlying message.
06/28/05
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08/16/07
It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.
06/02/07
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09/26/05
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07/29/05
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07/09/05
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The tone shifts from a quiet little love story to a caper film, which doesn't exactly fit together but both halves of the movie are entertaining.
07/08/05
The Man Who Copied unfolds into a movie with a split personality, and the second half is no reproduction of the first.
07/07/05
The script's shifts of tone are never smoothly melded, and the lethargic pacing drags the story out mercilessly.
07/06/05
This Brazilian film starts as a quirky romantic comedy before suddenly becoming a violent crime drama. It's a radical turn, so much so that it almost goes over a cliff.
06/30/05
The Brazilian romantic comedy careens down such an elaborately entertaining route that I hesitate to call it a romantic comedy. It's funny all the way, but romance doesn't enter the picture until the picture is almost over.
06/30/05
Even after it loses its way, the movie suggests a world where anything can happen and no one -- certainly not the girl of one's dreams -- is quite who he or she seems to be.
06/24/05
Though South American in origin, The Man Who Copied has a universal feel that, language notwithstanding, could be from anywhere.
06/14/05
Don't let the unwieldy title throw you - The Man Who Copied is unusual, deft and (mostly) delightful
06/06/05
An unconventional romance...a complex crime movie, and a jaunty comedy...few will leave this stylish, adventurous film wanting for entertainment.
05/28/05
This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done.
05/27/05
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