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3/05/15 stanley welles an awesome adult comedy - immaculately written and brilliantly performed 3/30/14 PAUL SHORTT QUIRKY, CLEVER COMEDY 7/08/09 *Holy_J@lapeno* A wonderful dark humor movie. Favorite part "Look at that old grizzley bear" 7/04/09 Gristle So fucking empty and utterly boring 11/11/08 Brian I'm addicted to this movie. One of the best comedies ever. Hilarious and beautiful. 9/03/07 Quigley Well-scripted, well-acted and visually inventive comedy. Hackman should have won an Oscar. 2/06/07 nmedina Ive seen it over 100 times and have decide like Eli Cash to be a Tenenbaum. 1/09/07 Drew Galletti Extremely well done, though I need to revisit still 1/09/07 Tulip O'Hare Completely don't get why this is supposed to be good. I just found it slow and snarky. 11/03/06 Bitchflaps I hated Rushmore, but this is excellent. 10/12/06 The Hugh Hilarious and Tragic 8/11/06 M. Mirliss According to EFC, my film criticism skills are worse than Kelly Palma's...suicide time. 4/06/06 Wholy Crapman Wacky, yet believable and lovable characters. Just what Anderson does best 3/19/06 MP Bartley Hackman is terrific, but Anderson (as ever) keeps us too distant from the characters. 1/09/06 sdg sdg boring 7/31/05 yuko hilarious, adorable and a little bit of sadness 6/14/05 E-FUNK A Beautiful, hilarious, heart-felt film. I didn't think he could top Rushmore, I was wrong. 6/08/05 John Aster Habig a movie that looks at the true meaning of family and love 5/26/05 Jake Not as good as Rushmore but still very good 5/13/05 mitch Kelly Palma can't handle "reel" comedy 1/16/05 Abbath Nice, quirky comedy/drama. Well written with great characters. 12/30/04 DM Funny, unique and strangely poignant. 11/09/04 Chris McElheney the best movie ive ever seen! i love it. 11/01/04 erika my name is erika tenenbaum which is preety fnny i thought the movie was just awsome 9/12/04 R.W. Welch Has a certain style but mostly played too slow and low key. 8/04/04 Stefan Good comedy thats very funny but gladly doesn't laugh at its self if u know what i mean 7/30/04 Josh Standlee So sh*tty, it made Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Bill Murray look bad! 7/12/04 Recurring Dream i was very entertained and amused by those great little touches in the background. 7/05/04 Erin Great!!! 7/02/04 Daveman Gracefully crafted and shot with wonderfully subtle dark humor. 6/28/04 Bobby da Squid Wonderful cast, NYC-but-not-NYC, amazing rich, detailed visuals - one of my favs 4/26/04 Lord Jiggy A slow build...earns your laughter, respect, and affection. Worth full price. 3/27/04 Melissa Gaugert If you like Ben Stiller comedy, you'll love it, like I did! Wacky!! 3/24/04 Margie i don't think i got it, cuz i was more creeped out than anything... and i didn't laugh :-( 3/17/04 Holly Beeman What can I say? Wes Anderson is the man. Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, etc.! 3/09/04 Wendranh didn't feel any connection to the characters at all 2/26/04 Sean What comedy should aspire to be. One of the best. 2/07/04 charlie ace 1/30/04 Jack Bourbon Garp-guy wannabes. 1/28/04 Tom Brilliant, a rare gem 1/27/04 lonesome_whistle A funny, quirky, touching movie 1/27/04 Jay This movie was a waste of money and time 6/26/03 cochese No one else said it, so I will. "The Royal Piece of Shit" 5/13/03 scottyrobotty more funny lines than any movie in the last 10 years. perfect 4/21/03 Skankin' inThePit Great movie/acting/directing--Anderson is a favorite along with Richard Kelly in my book 3/23/03 Winthrop J Applesmythe III the reviewer is on crack. SEE THIS MOVIE. 2/11/03 Alex Pérez Córdova It´s an excelent movie 1/06/03 Karen Great movie! 12/16/02 Jimmy Snuka This movie is as awesome as me off the top rope!!! 12/09/02 Goofy Maxwell Bitter fruit grows on this family tree. But magnificent Anderson tells such a sweet tale. 12/03/02 mr. Pink brilliant! Anderson fulfills his promise that he had with debut Bottle Rocket. Great! 12/02/02 Gruther waste of time 11/28/02 Zack W. Young A pervesely terrific cast and brilliant writing and direction make this a rare modern gem. 11/28/02 Lady who hates romantic comedies The Wilson brothers rock - Gwyneth does not 11/04/02 Nerf_Herder Sad, funny, bitersweet and everything in between 10/30/02 spacecowboy I really enjoyed this. 10/28/02 mike bernotas One thing about this guy's movies.... you can almost feel the season's 10/27/02 MarktheShark6 The best family movie ever made. They didn't have to kill poor ol' Buckley, though. 9/29/02 royal tenenbaum sweet 9/29/02 Peter Sherlock I think people mistake smart-arse stuff for brilliance 9/15/02 Monster W. Kung Competently made and acted, but not very funny at all. 8/25/02 Roberto Donati Is Anderson the new american talent? 8/07/02 Banky Edwards What a weird and funny movie!!! I really enjoyed it and giggled like a fool throughout! 8/05/02 Lexy Z. Bitchin.' 8/01/02 Christopher Inspired, wonderful, touching, funny. 7/27/02 karen goldstein i didn't laugh once - she was in love with her brother! Yuck!!!! 7/23/02 erick prolly fav. of the year, and def. in my top 5, watch its awesome 7/16/02 Caiphn Just watched it again, still my favorite movie this year. 7/15/02 The Bomb 69 I caught myself laughing at the small, minute points, if you pay attention it will delight 7/14/02 Phil M. Aficionado Quirky, funny, and cutting edge. A truly meaningful dark comedy with ACTING 7/12/02 Punk_Ass At first I was like WTF?? but it grew on me as the movie progressed. wierd/entertaining 6/19/02 Oscar Smart, Funny, and full of substance 5/27/02 PeterGibbons Art house? You frat boys are a riot. I wanna do mescaline! 5/27/02 Nicole If you like dry humor and pay attention to the detail in the movie, you will enjoy! 5/19/02 Chowie pretty good, owen and luke kick arse 5/15/02 hbotis@hotmail.com nice, very nice, but not great. Huston is great 3/27/02 dsmart American arthouse : odd, not funny, pointless 3/23/02 Guy Forssman 0/100 there should be a law against this kind of movies 3/19/02 Simeon Briggs Best film of the year 3/18/02 Caiphn Worth watching. Excellent review, Collin Souter. 3/14/02 Roy Smith Left after 20 minutes - boring and sad. People liked this? 3/12/02 spaceworm Want to see it again. Gene's a Machine. 3/02/02 Unagiboy The scene with the "Bikers" paintings was classic! 3/01/02 Butterbean Hackman was incredible, this movie was entertaining. 2/24/02 tforce academic films about neurosis are better than this 2/20/02 Xaver Nicely entertaining. Some laughs, too. 2/20/02 luda hoe the characters are brilliant, the script is smart, the laughs are genuine. 2/19/02 Zach movie of the year, hands down. 2/18/02 m i like it more each day that passes. i want to see it again, if only for the paintings. 2/17/02 AgentDS Disturbingly entertaining 2/17/02 Meryl K. Awesome. Stiller and Hackman are incredible. See the movie, see it right now. 2/16/02 Phredrick Dobbs Exquisite 2/11/02 Chelley Whom ever doesn't like this film doesn't deserve to live. 2/11/02 Jimmy James excellent! quirky and funny 2/11/02 Greg Jones By far the best movie of the year. 2/06/02 Weeblerelf Intricate, beautiful!! My new favorite!! Just beautiful! 2/02/02 dulac76 The guy who wrote this review must have seen an entirely different film than I did. 1/28/02 arisa renewed my senses... 1/27/02 Artist Freak This movie underwhelmed me immensely. SOme funny bits, but no point that I could see. 1/25/02 Slitchard Richmond Insular and precious, but gloriously and sweetly so. Tender and melancholic. 1/24/02 Paco Great emotional themes, performances and soundtrack. Far better than the overrated Rushmor 1/22/02 The Man Best film since "American Beauty" 1/18/02 Mister Char i just didn't see what was so terrific about it, maybe i missed something, good cast though 1/15/02 Carly I had really high expectations. Solid, but no Rushmore. 1/13/02 The Boy In The Designer Bubble Strange that nearly everyone in this movie has a famous relative? 1/11/02 Robert Odd, touching, clever, but in the end, unsatisfying. Not much insight or feeling at the end 1/08/02 wintermute Wow. 2002 is already heaps better than 2001. Bring it On! 1/06/02 jeffrey flood wondreful wicked satire 1/06/02 The Man Superb- great performances. A film with a style to call its own 1/05/02 specialK no Rushmore, but had 4(?) alumni. didn't meet expectations 1/05/02 raiven an unfunny waste of film, cast and TIME, trying SOOO hard to be eccentric and clever. 1/05/02 rue the whirl i predict this will get better with repeated viewings 1/04/02 John This isn't just a a movie. It's *film*. This is easily the funniest and best movie so far 1/04/02 Superdave Excellent acting, somewhat funny, but no story and very strange, but in a bad way 1/03/02 This movie's awsome! Y2k2 I loved this movie, actually I havn't seen it yet, but since Owen's in it, it must be good. 1/02/02 jim-bob one hot asian masseuse in it, and one tit-shot. 12/31/01 poetchuck An afternoon nap would have been a better use of time 12/31/01 Thor-Leo Brilliant, perfectly pitched, almost every scene a jewel. 12/30/01 LZ "Interesting..." 12/29/01 Jason Fessel This movie rules. It is totally entertaining and funny. It is easy to get absorbed into ch 12/23/01 frank i didn't think it was better than RUSHMORE, but it was close. 12/19/01 Heather Full of dry humor and great characters, one of the year's best 12/16/01 ajay rushmore was great, this is just as good. 12/16/01 Emily great 12/15/01 Boomshanka Better than Rushmore.

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