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Bottle Rocket (1996) Movie Reviews
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ToxicUniverse.com (Tony Pellum)
Amazingly, the plot never really goes anywhere, but it tremendously fun watching it do so. Anderson crafts what could have potentially been a self-absorbed mess into the most shining debut of the '90s. Of course, Wes Anderson never turned back...read the complete Bottle Rocket (1996) review at ToxicUniverse.com (Tony Pellum)
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Entertainment Weekly (Steve Daly)
The title refers to cheap fireworks that fizz before they flame out quietly, and that's what three Southwestern slackers do in this amiable heist movie-cum-road flick....read the complete Bottle Rocket (1996) review at Entertainment Weekly (Steve Daly)
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Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
Gets by on quirky charm and slacker chic-but just barely....read the complete Bottle Rocket (1996) review at Washington Post (Rita Kempley)
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San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
The film itself is wretched. A grueling, numbing black hole....read the complete Bottle Rocket (1996) review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
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San Francisco Examiner (Barry Walters)
Several times during this film, you wish you were a bottle rocket so you could explode out of your seat and leave this tedious mess behind....read the complete Bottle Rocket (1996) review at San Francisco Examiner (Barry Walters)
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