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No Looking Back

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No Looking Back (1998)

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Reviews Counted: 22 Fresh: 8  Rotten:14 Average Rating: 5.2/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Synopsis: Writer-director Edward Burns scores his hat trick with this dramatic tableau of working-class New Jerseyites trapped in a love triangle. Waitress Claudia stagnates in a relationship with her faithful but ho-hum boyfriend (Sayreville, N.J., native-turned-rock-star-turned-actor Bon... Writer-director Edward Burns scores his hat trick with this dramatic tableau of working-class New Jerseyites trapped in a love triangle. Waitress Claudia stagnates in a relationship with her faithful but ho-hum boyfriend (Sayreville, N.J., native-turned-rock-star-turned-actor Bon Jovi), only to be jolted out of her rut by the return of her ex, Charlie (Burns). [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Edward Burns, Lauren Holly, Jon Bon Jovi, Blythe Danner, Connie Britton

Director: Edward Burns
Screenwriter: Edward Burns
Composer: Joe Delia
Producer: Edward Burns, Ted Hope, Michael Nozik

DVD Info

Release:

May 10, 2001

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Single Side - Single Layer

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - 1. Edward Burns - Writer/ Director/ Star

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
  • Interactive Menus

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Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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A minor moody character study, Burns' third film is a misguided foray into the woman's picture, only partially evoking the dead-end-small-town life of a working-class waitress (Lauren Holly, Burns' girlfriend)

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Emanuel Levy
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Emanuel Levy
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Pretentious, phony melodrama about blue collar lovers

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07/12/05
Daniel Eagan
Film Journal International
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2/5

A bummer of an effort Ed

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Clint Morris
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Robin Clifford
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Michael Dequina
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11/06/02
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Despite its thinness, No Looking Back is a step forward for Burns. Let's hope he takes the title to heart.

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09/09/02
David Luty
Film Journal International
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08/29/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Globe and Mail
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Explores the ways relationships can serve as spurs to personal growth and transfomation.

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
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