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The Shape of Things (2003)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview   Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies! Email this page to a friend   Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B- Source Brief Review Grade* Atlanta Journal-Constitution Eleanor Ringel Gillespie "Neal LaBute shapes another etched-in-acid look at the battle of the sexes." more... B   Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert "...builds a sense of quiet dread under what seems to be an ordinary surface." more... A- Chicago Tribune Mark Caro "The writing is smart..." more... B   Cincinnati Enquirer Margaret A. McGurk "...The Shape of Things is an intriguing slice of psychology, and just the ticket for a bitter, post-breakup mood." more... B   E! Online "...the solid story is rendered with humor and perversity." more... B+ filmcritic.com Christopher Null "...clever and mean satire..." more... A- Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas "...betrays its origins in the theatricality of its dialogue, resulting in an aura of artificiality." more... C+ New York Post Lou Lumenick "...plays very much like a photographed stage play structured entirely around dialogue, rather than as a movie." more... C   New York Times A.O. Scott "...aside from the faces of the actors, there is very little in The Shape of Things that is recognizably human." more... D   ReelViews James Berardinelli "The Shape of Things is imperfect, but the flaws don't detract much from what is a singularly effective, grim perspective of contemporary romance." more... B   Rolling Stone Peter Travers "The actors nail the comic sting in every line..." more... B+ San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle "...LaBute is an amusing writer..." more... B- Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold "...LaBute really can't...prevent his movie from playing like a particularly uninspired episode of Friends." more... C   USA Today Claudia Puig "...the movie raises interesting questions about the power exerted in relationships..." more... B- * Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)