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Intolerable Cruelty (2003) Rank 2 Reviews
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stylusmagazine.com (Josh Timmermann)
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Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Little more than an exercise in mimicry, an empty if stylish exercise in mocking sendup. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Arizona Republic (Bill Muller)
Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
So clever, so funny, so suavely entertaining that it comes as a shock to realize that it's not nearly as satisfying as all those qualities would lead you to believe. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Offers tolerable comedy, but in less surprising or demanding ways than Coen fans might expect. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
Watching the Coens join forces with Hollywood producer Brian Grazer for this star-driven comedy is the equivalent of Justin Timberlake hooking up with Bob Dylan for an album of duets, but it works pretty darn well. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Roanoke Times (Virginia) (Beth Jones)
TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Zeta-Jones and Clooney, movie stars in the best sense of the term, pitch their performances perfectly. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
It's one of those movies you recommend to a friend, then spend the next five minutes cataloging its flaws. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Netflix (James Rocchi)
Gorgeous, commercial Coen brothers romantic comedy has A-list luster and plenty of laughs, but is a little lacking. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Netflix (James Rocchi)
Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
A frustratingly sharp misfire that comes close to being hilarious but never quite clicks in its pacing, timing or tone. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
Daytona Beach News-Journal (Fl.) (Jeff Farance)
Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
It's so refreshing to get such clever dialogue delivered with such confidence and panache. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Jam! Movies (Louis B. Hobson)
Nitrate Online (Gregory Avery and Nicholas Schager)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Mariela Bernardini)
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
Xi-online (Ferdi Verweij)
Ciné-club de Caen (Jean-Luc Lacuve)
Boxoffice Magazine
Boxoffice Magazine
Pop Entertainment.com
www.filmrecensiepagina.nl (Wilko de Bruin)
Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Full of malicious fun, weirdness and enough star power to blast through any repetitiveness. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
Baltimore Sun (--)
Kvikmyndir.com (Sigpruour Armann)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
There are obvious Coen touches, comic Post-it notes from the underground that have a 'Kilroy was here' feel. But mostly, killjoy was here. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
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Parent Previews
Willingly trading tit-for-tat in the battle for alimony and assets, Miles and Marilyn?s acrimonious interactions do little to uphold the sanctity of marriage. For them, the union is merely a legal license to inflict intolerable cruelty. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Parent Previews
As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
The Coen brothers, Ethan and Joel, previously have worked wondrous though controversial miracles in film (Fargo is a towering example). Here, in Intolerable Cruelty, the boys hath wrought something else - a film with fine performances yet trash ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at As the Reel Rolls (Malcolm Clark)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Tiscali UK
After the commercial and critical success of O Brother, Where Art Thou?, the Coen Brothers have reteamed with George Clooney for a screwball comedy about highly paid divorce lawyers. But the spark is missing this time around: this is very minor Coen ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Tiscali UK
Harvey S. Karten
The concept is hardly original, derived in part from David Mirkin's cynical "Heartbreakers" just two years ago about motheranddaughter con artists who marry men and take them for everything they're worth in divorce settlements. A mom has her daughter ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Harvey S. Karten
Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
I've no idea how marketing departments are run these days, but name-billing isn't one of their strengths. How on Earth Geoffrey Rush and Cedric the Entertainer get top billing is anyone's guess. Between them they share about as much ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Natural Born Viewers (Andrew Mackay)
Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Review by Mark Dujsik
There's a first time for everything.
I could confidently say that there was not a Coen brothers film that I
did not enjoy. Until now, that is.
Yes, there is, sadly, a first time for everything.
Intolerable ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
Houston Chronicle
Intolerable Cruelty is a Coen brothers movie produced by Brian Grazer. What's wrong with this picture?
Grazer is a white-bread purveyor of middlebrow entertainments, the kind of movies your Aunt Ethel loves. OK, he produced ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Houston Chronicle
Mark R. Leeper
Think of a Coen Brothers film and you usually think of flashy camera moves. Frequently it will have a weird point of view that can be accented with bizarre humor. Almost always the Brothers write their own stories from scratch. All but HUDSUCKER PROXY ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Mark R. Leeper
Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
Oh, woe is me! What a disappointment! The Coen brothers ( Joel and Ethan ) attempt to recreate those screwball romantic comedies or yore falls flat on its face. Oh, it has moments of big laughs and kooky characters and is visually and technically right ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
DVDAnswers.com - region 2 review (Richard Schuchardt)
Some fans of the Coen Brothers will probably be disappointed by this movie, but there are going to be many more who will lap it up, me being one of them! The past few years have seen a distinct lack of ‘quality’ romantic comedies, and while ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at DVDAnswers.com - region 2 review (Richard Schuchardt)
Newsday (John Anderson)
As Miles Massey, Clooney brings an absurdist charm -- and some Cary Grant-like gestural hilarity. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Newsday (John Anderson)
Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
The Coens' most experimental film: a 'normal' movie... ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
A romantic cat and mouse game that lets itself get sidetracked and eventually runs out of steam before the final credits. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Yes, there are some funny moments here and there, but the movie never has the point of a real farce. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
It has some good gags, but then so did The Wedding Singer . ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Harry Guerin)
Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
A decidedly hit or miss deal. ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at Film Threat (Rick Kisonak)
Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
eFilmCritic.com (Stephen Groenewegen)
eFilmCritic.com (Stephen Groenewegen)
David N. Butterworth
Art Thou?" surfaced. And I convinced myself further a year later followingthe release of "The Man Who Wasn't There."But I don't believe that anymore."Intolerable Cruelty," a film that is occasionally cruel and almost entirelyintolerable, nails the ...read the complete Intolerable Cruelty movie review at David N. Butterworth
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