In the 1950s, brothers Jacey and Doug Holt, who come from the poorer side of their sleepy Midwestern town, vie for the affections of the wealthy, lovely Abbott sisters. Lady-killer Jacey alternates between Eleanor and Alice, wanting simply to break the hearts of rich young women. But sensitive Doug has a real romance with Pamela, which Jacey and the Abbott patriarch, Lloyd, both frown upon.
Inventing the Abbotts has generally received mixed reviews.
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Inventing the Abbotts was released in 1997 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 132 reviews, giving Inventing the Abbotts (1997) an average rating of 58%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 70%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 59%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with Inventing the Abbotts than critics were.
With a score of 58%, Inventing the Abbotts is roughly the same as the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1997, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 1997 with similar scores include films like Alien Resurrection, Mimic and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas.
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