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Used People (1992)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:5

Rotten:6

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 2 hrs

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Ethnic humor abounds in this comedy-drama set in Queens, circa 1969. The story concerns the difficult romance between the acerbic matriarch of a large, dysfunctional Jewish family and the... Ethnic humor abounds in this comedy-drama set in Queens, circa 1969. The story concerns the difficult romance between the acerbic matriarch of a large, dysfunctional Jewish family and the sweet-natured Italian gentleman who woos her. Reunited with Pearl Berman, the woman he has loved afar for 23 years, Joe Meledandri immediately begins campaigning for her heart -- no matter that their reunion occurs at the funeral of Pearl's husband. Oozing old-world European charm, Joe bursts like a ray of much-needed sunshine into the neurotic, unhappy Berman household as he attempts to break through the embittered housewife's crusty exterior. [More]

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Sylvia Sidney, Marcia Gay Harden

Director: Beeban Kidron

Director: Beeban Kidron

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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03/30/07
Frank Swietek
Frank Swietek
One Guy's Opinion

A soap opera with suds, this meller gives a bad name to the woman's picture in its story of a Jewish widow-matriarch and her dysfunctional family (mom, two problematic daughters), thrown off its shaken balance when Mastroianni's Italian charmer arrives

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Emanuel Levy
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09/27/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

Well-observed but shapeless mainstream romantic comedy that reminds one of Moonstruck.

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02/10/05
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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08/23/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

An old-fashioned melodrama with equal doses of laughter and tears.

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07/12/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

Mastroianni and MacLaine are both fine, but the film is a little too cutesy for its own good.

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07/02/03
Dan Lybarger
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Nitrate Online
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