Review of As Cool as I Am (2013) by Venetia D — 01 Oct 2013

Started off well but I didn't like the way it ended. A little depressing.

This review of As Cool as I Am (2013) was written by Venetia D on 01 Oct 2013.

As Cool as I Am has generally received mixed reviews.

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As Cool As I Am 10 Scale Rating: 4.0 (Bad) ... The Good: The cast was solid and did a good job with what they had to work with…

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By Christopher B (2,528) on 05 May 2014

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By Troy K (898) on 16 Nov 2013

Although some of the moments in the film are really really sweet, I'm afraid that the movie as a whole doesn't make much sense to me…

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By Irene S (548) on 21 May 2016

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What a terrible movie. Pointless and offensively elitist (even as an elitist, this movie was offensive! oy!)…

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As much as I liked it there was absolutely no resolution on any of the plot threads and some or most of the decisions were questionable…

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Can get lost in minor events being major ones but still a soppy film…

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