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A poignant and humorous look at a man in search of a soul mate. James is a frustrated and underappreciated Chicago actor who lives with his mother and has only really wanted three things in life: someone to love him, a great part, and to lose weight. Unfortunately, he is 0 for 3. His girlfriend dumps him, he loses the title role in a remake of Paddy Chayefsky's "Marty" to teen idol Aaron Carter, and... See Full Description
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Comedy |
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| Running Time: |
1 hr. 20 min. |
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| Release Date: |
September 5th, 2007 (limited) |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
First Take (IFC)
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$194,568 |
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| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade:
B
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Boston Globe, Wesley Morris
"...observantly funny..." more...
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B |
Chicago Tribune, Sid Smith
"The cast is all-star if you know anything about Chicago comedy." more...
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B |
Entertainment Weekly, Gregory Kirschling
"Garlin's the first director to really exploit the menace behind Silverman's funny-hot-chick persona..." more...
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B |
filmcritic.com, Chris Barsanti
"...a genial piece of work that is not much more than a sequence of barely-connected riffs." more...
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B- |
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