Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) by Greg Muskewitz for eFilmCritic.com — 01 Jan 2000

A great film performance-wise, but you wonder what happened to the script.

You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.

This review of Cookie's Fortune (1999) was written by Greg Muskewitz and published by eFilmCritic.com on 01 Jan 2000.

Cookie's Fortune has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Cookie's Fortune

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Ella Taylor (978) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 30 Oct 2013

Not even Altman's loose-limbed shooting style can redeem Cookie’s Fortune, a bafflingly pointless farce that belongs more properly in…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Jason M (2,623) on 19 Jun 2011

One of altmans more mainstream films. Not amongst his best but plenty to enjoy…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Rocky W (6) on 10 May 2008

Great cast, good story. I really love how it all ends…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Pedro S (129) on 05 Jun 2008

It's a great movie, a bit slow, but the history is really nice…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Beth S (223) on 01 Jan 2008

If you haven't seen it - you are truly missing out on a great ride! Enjoy! May Robert Altman rest in peace! You are missed…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Justina T (5) on 31 May 2011

Super cooky, and by that I mean crazy. The actors do a good job of acting like a very dysfunctional family…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Steve Davis (486) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 14 Apr 2015

Close is a true joy. Without question, she's the heart and soul of Cookie's Fortune…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By James C (2,975) on 03 Nov 2007

Not Altmans best, but it's eh, it's cute. Good actors and Liv Taylor is as beautiful as ever…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Lasttimeisaw (246) on 13 Jul 2015

COOKIE’S FORTUNE is maestro Robert Altman’s lesser known work, an outlandish comedy about an intrigue deriving from Cookie (Neal)’s suicide…

Read Review

Review of Cookie's Fortune (1999)

By Desson Thomson (1,673) for Washington Post (9,851) on 18 Dec 2017

Won't go down as Robert Altman's most memorable movie…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of 35 Shots of Rum (2009)

By Joomjim4 (19) on 17 Jun 2012

This movie is a true gem. This is probably all that I ever expect when I step into the theatre and be in front of the screen…

Read Review

Review of Clay Pigeons (1998)

By Dennis Lim (218) for Village Voice (8,525) on 30 Jul 2004

It's never clear, by the way, why any of this is supposed to be even remotely funny...This is the kind of movie asinine enough to believe that…

Read Review

Review of The Naked Kiss (1964)

By Dustin G (630) on 17 Jul 2011

I love Sam Fuller. A great storyteller, enthralling to listen to and watch in interviews, uncompromising in his vision…

Read Review

Review of Into Temptation (2009)

By Hirania W (31) on 29 Dec 2009

Ugh. This belonged on Lifetime. Only interesting element was seeing Kevin from the office in a substantially different role…

Read Review

Review of Things to Do (2006)

By Shantel D (647) on 12 Jun 2008

Awkward acting, crappy dialogue... really boring... an altogether poopy movie…

Read Review

Review of Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

By Ray H (322) on 23 Mar 2014

This is the only movie I have walked out on during its showing. really, and I mean really not my cup of tea…

Read Review

Review of Bullet Ballet (1998)

By George I (269) on 06 Mar 2014

Tsukamoto (Tetsuo) is back with another hyperkinetic and colorless experimental film…

Read Review

Review of Amour Fou (2014)

By Jaime D (188) on 09 May 2016

Painfully slow paced, it undeniably brings up some interesting talking points but the experience of watching the film itself is frankly a bore…

Read Review

Review of According to Greta (2009)

By Adrian B (1,364) on 15 Apr 2013

Coming of age drama that I'm sure Hilary Duff fans will. As a neutral it's only average…

Read Review

Review of Brigham City (2001)

By Jlna5434 (1) on 29 Nov 2019

I got about 10 minutes in and turned it off!! Characters are SUPER corny…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Babylon

2022

69%144 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

Deadpool 2

2018

76%1,635 Reviews

Split

2017

71%1,218 Reviews

No Hard Feelings

2023

65%90 Reviews

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

2023

79%186 Reviews

Talk to Me

2023

74%83 Reviews

The Equalizer

2014

69%994 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Cookie's Fortune

1999

68%106 Reviews

A Film with Me in It

2008

62%59 Reviews

John Dies at the End

2013

59%598 Reviews

Lumumba

2000

68%41 Reviews

The House

2017

44%398 Reviews

X-Men: Apocalypse

2016

63%1,307 Reviews

Stan & Ollie

2018

72%71 Reviews

Sanctum

2011

49%640 Reviews

The Gold Rush

1925

84%593 Reviews

The Kingdom

2014

80%608 Reviews