Al Pacino as a Manhattan publicist with moral paralysis is talky and tedious.
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04/24/03
People I Know (2003)
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Reviews Counted:51
Fresh:22
Rotten:29
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The derivative plot fails to cohere or draw the viewer in.
Reviews for People I Know
Pacino's no-holds-barred performance is either the reason to see this tepid thriller or the reason to avoid it.
04/24/03
Sometimes incisive but finally overbaked drama.
04/24/03
An ambitious, high-minded flop that wants to do good in the world, a failure with a pedigree, if you will.
04/24/03
Top CriticPacino is the dynamo that drives it, giving a relentlessly imaginative performance that draws on all the professional expertise and personal experience he's gathered in a lifetime of screen and stage work.
04/24/03
The screenplay is taut and intelligent, sizzling with enough sharp dialogue and dark humor to coast over its flaws.
04/24/03
Top CriticAwkwardly derivative.
04/24/03
It diverges way off course into an unnecessary murder mystery that takes away from the exciting pace found in the revved up scenes of Eli's daily life.
04/24/03
People I Know hits the mark with its sophisticated depiction of a worn-out PR agent desperately trying to find a way to redeem his sad and sorry life.
04/24/03
The story collapses like a bad tip to Liz Smith.
04/23/03
An expired shelf life is integral to the movie's downbeat charm.
04/22/03
[O]ne of the most scathing looks at the PR business since Sweet Smell of Success.
04/21/03
Pacino is superb as Eli.
03/10/03
A character-study-in- constant-motion, with a little murder on the side -- and because that character is played by Pacino, it often fascinates.
02/22/03
Al Pacino convincing as a burnt-out case in this theatrical piece covering 24 hours in the life of a publicist.
02/13/03
The misshapen People I Know is not especially worth knowing. In fact, it barely seems to know itself.
02/01/03
Ranks with Sweet Smell of Success in its ruthless portrayal of the publicity business.
01/29/03
Top CriticWhile the film is perhaps a bit too talky, it's so fiendishly insightful that it keeps us hooked.
01/29/03
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