Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) by Peter Travers for Rolling Stone — 03 May 2009

Altman clarifies a convoluted plot with a magician's ease, creates an atmosphere that brims with the pleasures of the unexpected and explores character nuances.

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This review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) was written by Peter Travers and published by Rolling Stone on 03 May 2009.

Cookie's Fortune has generally received positive reviews.

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It's crazy, ridiculous and melancholy... but it's neither a drama nor a comedy, some sort of a mix-up…

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By Private U (13,627) on 06 Jun 2008

This one was great!!! I lvoed every minute of it…

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