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Pallbearer, The (1996) Rank 2 Reviews
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Projectionist (Sean Caszatt)
Box Office Magazine
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Ultimately, the real problem is that The Pallbearer is a real downer -- and it's more than
just the title. From the dark cinematography, glum tone, and stagnant humor to the uninspired
direction, there aren't many reasons to like this ...read the complete Pallbearer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
U.S. Distributor: Miramax Films Here's to you, Mrs. Robinson… Matt Reeves' The Pallbearer is loaded with none-to-subtle references to Mike Nichols' 1967 classic, The Graduate. The problem is that this mediocre toast to the past has lost its fizz, result ...read the complete Pallbearer movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
THE PALLBEARER is THE GRADUATE for the 90s. The locale has been shifted to Brooklyn and the protagonist lives only with his insufferable mother (Carol Kane), but the rest of the major story elements are in place. Don't get me wrong, this is not a ...read the complete Pallbearer movie review at Internet Reviews (Steve Rhodes)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
David Schwimmer (from the television series "Friends") stars as a sensitive (and slightly neurotic) single guy who gets more than he expected from the grieving mother (Barbara Hershey) of a classmate he can't remember. Hello Mrs. Robinson! Though quite ...read the complete Pallbearer movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
SPLICEDwire (Rob Blackwelder)
Detroit News (Susan Stark)
eFilmCritic.com (Ryan Arthur)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Poorly drawn characters ruin this one-note romantic comedy. David Schwimmer makes his big-screen starring debut as Friends-ish nerd Tom Thompson. Tom is an out-of-work architecture graduate who still lives with his mom (Carol Kane). The movie opens as ...read the complete Pallbearer movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Andrew Hicks (Andrew Hicks)
Palo Alto Weekly (Leonard Schwarz)
User Reviews
by K. Jarmond "Visua... on February 07, 2005
The first time I watched this movie I was expecting an all out comedy. This is mainly due to the film's misleading ad campaign. However, despite my expectations, I found this film to be quite moving. The emotional arc the story takes is completely ...
by jj "Justin" on February 13, 2003
i liked this despite my mothers views. it's a cute romance and tragedy. ...
The characters reveal the exact nature which was intended by the writers, and the actors do it admirably. Tom's friends are meant to show superficiality and the actors excell in conveying that. Barbara Hershey plays a grief stricken woman attempting to ...
by Janet Morris "fuz... on January 25, 2002
The Pallbearer is an interesting story of a ...
by J. La Forest "Eve... on December 27, 2008
Purchased two DVDs of the "Pallbearer" ~ saw part of it on late-night TV and thought it would be a great Christmas gift for my 26 year-old son ~ I also purchased it as a "To Me - From Me" gift and watched the entire movie; ...
by Wiseguy 945 on March 19, 2007
A little far fetched, and based around some dishonesty, but not bad. I guess I have more of a concience and would have said something up front than drag it out as Tom thompsen (David Schimmer) did, but at first I can understand him being polite in a time ...
by David R "dtr19" on August 04, 2002
The reason I love this movie is pretty simple. The movie overall is a date movie and is good, but most people won't like it if they expect to laugh through the whole thing. Sure there are funny spots, but the movie isn't great for those. It's great ...
by Spike Sagal on August 20, 2000
For all those people who ...
by Stacie L. Helsing... on May 24, 2004
The box advertises a hilarious movie. It was not bad, just not funny. ...
by Reza "Biscuitsfor... on May 10, 2004
Despite the utter comtempt and loathing I have for Friends (For being the most obvious, stupid, unfunny comedy very much
like the equally appalling Will & Grace), I nevertheless quite enjoyed David Swimmer's performance in this film. It was quite an ...
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