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Pushing Tin (1999) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Pushing Tin (1999) a score of 2.5664 out of 4
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Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
It's an intriguing film, one of the year's most interesting, but involving as much of it is, it leaves an unsatisfied taste when it's over. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kenneth Turan)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The New York Times (Janet Maslin)The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Newell's ensemble timing and breezily sardonic style make it work better than might be expected. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at The New York Times (Janet Maslin)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
A mess, but for the most part it's a fascinating mess. It helps that it boasts great acting all around--not just from Cusack, Thornton, and Jolie, but also from Cate ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at The Onion (A.V. Club) (Nathan Rabin)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.32 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Makes you wish that Newell and company had had the gumption to finish what they so enticingly started. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Owen Gleiberman)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dallas Observer (Hal Hinson)Dallas Observer (Hal Hinson)
Ultimately, though, it is Angelina Jolie who ends up stealing the show. As Mary, she lets her eyelids droop and her lower lip swell as if she were just so full of sex that she's almost drunk. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Dallas Observer (Hal Hinson)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
The premise is inherently interesting, but the screenplay (by Glen & Les Charles) is unwilling to take chances. Instead, it uses stock events to push events forward. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Bids for originality by focusing on an offbeat profession. Every other aspect is pretty stale, though, from the smart-alecky characters to the romantic-triangle plot. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
It's a glorious mess, though, with genuine bits of comic genius strewn amidst the rubble, not unlike a plane crash in its own way. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Pushing Tin bids for originality by focusing on an offbeat profession. Every other aspect is pretty stale, though, from the smart-alecky characters to the romantic-triangle plot. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Christian Science Monitor (David Sterritt)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsweek (David Ansen)Newsweek (David Ansen)
You're not sure where it's headed, but with an ensemble this good the aimlessness seems invigorating. It's when the plot kicks in that Newell's movie gets less interesting. It's frustrating to see such a promising premise, and such a delightful cast, ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Newsweek (David Ansen)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Variety (Todd McCarthy)Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Unfortunately, story's tension climaxes a half-hour before the film is over, and thereafter dissipates much of the charge and good will generated up to that point. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Variety (Todd McCarthy)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Pushing Tin, from acclaimed British director Mike Newell (Four Weddings and a Funeral, Enchanted April), is the latest example of a movie that wastes a strong cast on a lame script. The film, billed as a dramatic comedy about the lives of air traffic cont ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
The only thing that keeps the proceedings bearable is the cast gamely rolling with all the shameless sitcom punches the script keeps throwing at them. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Chicago Reader (Jonathan Rosenbaum)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)New York Magazine (Peter Rainer)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.75 out of 4 stars for Steve KongSteve Kong
Pushing Tin is one of those movies that have at its core a subject that is quite exciting, but fails to realize it to its full potential. With Pushing Tin, the core subject is the lives of air traffic controllers. The movie starts out well, but then it ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Steve Kong
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.68 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
Does have one saving grace, however. As Nick's long-suffering wife, Blanchett gives the movie some badly needed charisma, and its one point of sympathy -- even nobility. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Contrived, meandering, clichéd and just plain preposterous. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at TV Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Time (Richard Corliss)Time (Richard Corliss)
Tin tailspins into silliness and never regains its flight pattern. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Time (Richard Corliss)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Pushing Tin pivots on our dubious fascination with professional erection duels, which are a sad substitute for dramatic conflict. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at Village Voice (Michael Atkinson)
Pushing Tin (1999) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (David Denby)The New Yorker (David Denby)
The clichéd macho silliness of the picture gets to be infuriating after a while. ...read the complete Pushing Tin movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
 
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Pushing Tin (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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Pushing Tin (1999) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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