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Riding in Cars with Boys (2001) Rank 2 Reviews
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The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
As the movie jumps back and forth in time, it displays an impressive cut-and-paste agility, skillfully interweaving humor and drama without tipping over into farce or soap opera. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at The New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Dark Horizons (Garth Franklin)
New York Times (Stephen Holden)
For all its characters' weaknesses, it believes in their essential decency and capacity for love -- and for a good deal of the time it makes us believers, too. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at New York Times (Stephen Holden)
Empire Magazine (--)
RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Tom Grealis)
should bring Barrymore at least the promise of more interesting scripts through the letterbox. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland) (Tom Grealis)
Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
When Barrymore finally gets mean, the movie finally gets good. Then comes another sing-along, dammit. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Entertainment Weekly (Lisa Schwarzbaum)
cinEncanto (Pablo del Moral)
CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Isn't as great a film as it aspires to be, but it is an entertaining one, and Drew Barrymore is a standout. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at TheMovieBoy.com (Dustin Putman)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
This is Lancashire (--)
Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Whatever may have distinguished the book certainly doesn't show up in the movie. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Mr. Brown's Movies (Michael Dequina)
Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
...Better than its dreadful theatrical campaign suggested [but] as prosaically made as the others in Penny Marshall's post- Big canon. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Film Freak Central (Bill Chambers)
Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
A cautionary tale of heartwarming, and irritating, proportions. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Jeanne Aufmuth)
Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
Whatever distinguished "Riding in Cars with Boys" the book certainly doesn't show up in the movie. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Film Threat (Michael Dequina)
New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
A messy, woefully uneven chick flick. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at New York Post (Jonathan Foreman)
ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
DigitalVD.de (Christian Schmidtchen)
Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
An article of faith for girls who just wanna have fun; only problem is that the movie doesn't go all the way. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
What's lacking is any sense of Beverly's brightness. She's supposedly smart, but she never displays a shred of intelligence. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Miami Herald (Connie Ogle)
New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Needs someone to roll down a window and let in some fresh air. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
It's a bitter story played for humor, in which a callous character is never quite allowed to see herself as such. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Chicago Reader (Lisa Alspector)
Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)
Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
It's Zahn who truly conveys what Marshall and Barrymore are going for -- laughing through your tears. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Portland Oregonian (Kim Morgan)
iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
It's the dream of a part, except that Beverley is an ordinary girl from an ordinary town. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at iofilm.co.uk (The Wolf)
TV Guide (Steve Simels)
Added bonuses: A nice selection of oldies on the soundtrack, and an amusing third-act cameo by Rosie Perez as Ray's second wife. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at TV Guide (Steve Simels)
LA Weekly (Chuck Wilson)
In many ways, Marshall and Barrymore are an equal match -- while both have a flair for the small touches that build a good comic scene, each lacks the complex layering of motive and emotion that make a human life believably real. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at LA Weekly (Chuck Wilson)
Variety (Robert Koehler)
The result under Penny Marshall's direction is a film with genuinely serious intentions that falls considerably short of its intentions. ...read the complete Riding in Cars with Boys movie review at Variety (Robert Koehler)
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