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U Turn (1997) Rank 2 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give U Turn (1997) a score of 2.6588 out of 4
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U Turn (1997) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for New York Times (Janet Maslin)New York Times (Janet Maslin)
U-Turn becomes a showcase for the filmmaker's terrific arsenal of visual mannerisms and free-association imagery. ...read the complete U Turn movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)Globe and Mail (Rick Groen)
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Dragan AntulovDragan Antulov
U TURN had misfortune of appearing only few years after RED ROCK WEST, one of 1990s most celebrated thrillers. Plot similarities made comparison between two films unavoidable, and those comparisons weren't very flattering to Oliver Stone's film. The ...read the complete U Turn movie review at Dragan Antulov
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for David SungaDavid Sunga
Ingredients: down and out gambler guy whose car breaks down, frustration, remote town in Arizona, sleazy women looking for a free ticket out of town, lecherous underintelligent hillbillies, redneck policeSynopsis: In this a dark comedy Bobby (Sean Penn) ...read the complete U Turn movie review at David Sunga
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
"U Turn" is best described as a contemporary Western film noir. It takes place in the tiny, dusty, sun-drenched Superior, Arizona, a ramshackle town about fifty miles from nowhere. Bobby Cooper (Sean Penn), a small-time gambler and con man on his way ...read the complete U Turn movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Oz)eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Once you've met all the bizarro charaters, there's nothing left to see but the odd starlet's rump. And even in an Oliver Stone movie.. that's just not enough. ...read the complete U Turn movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
U Turn (1997) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Only Oliver Stone knows what he was trying to accomplish by making ``U-Turn,'' and it is a secret he doesn't share with the audience. This is a repetitive, pointless exercise in genre ...read the complete U Turn movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
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U Turn (1997) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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U Turn (1997) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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