Review of Hurlyburly (1998) by Emmanuel B — 16 Apr 2006

Good movie.I like so much the dialogue of Kevin Spacey that is his speciality in all movies.

This review of Hurlyburly (1998) was written by Emmanuel B on 16 Apr 2006.

Hurlyburly has generally received mixed reviews.

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One of those films that gets crticised for being based on a play and being too stagey. Not the case for me…

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By Jonas T (87) on 27 Oct 2007

Worth to see for the cast list alone, but delivering a smattering of clever clever dialogue, might be too long for being so talky, Spacey seems…

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By Lucy B (107) on 31 Dec 2007

Some very funny scenes and dialogue, but the whole is less than the sum of the parts. A bit of a waste of a great cast. Needed to be re-edited a bit…

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All the time, you hear the wooden clunk of a theatre which still thinks that Eugene O'Neill is a great writer of natural dialogue…

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By Victor L (480) on 18 Jul 2011

Sean Penn's performance is great but the story is so depressing and nasty that it was almost unwatchable for me…

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By Holly A (50) on 14 Aug 2008

My guess is people either love or hate this movie...I loved it. Stage roots=Brilliant dialogue. Tough content, though…

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By Dan K (743) on 28 Dec 2009

Yet another one that I just didn't get into. A sort of great cast cannot save what might have been a decent play…

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No faults with the acting, but it could've been a little easier to understand too…

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By Cat L (32) on 09 Mar 2009

Hurlyburly is all about the acting and dialogue. Both are freakiiing crazy and enjoyable. but mostly freaking crazy…

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