Review of Hurlyburly (1998) by Chris R — 23 Jun 2006

Great movie....seam penn is once again amazing.

This review of Hurlyburly (1998) was written by Chris R on 23 Jun 2006.

Hurlyburly has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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Despite a raft of briliant actors playing them, the characters are so venomously unlikeable, and their actions so annoying and inexplicable,…

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By Kirsten M (98) on 09 Mar 2009

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By Mars D (129) on 25 Jan 2009

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By Lee B (1,154) on 01 Nov 2010

Self-indulgent b.s. Spacey proves he can talk a million-miles-a-minute about a whole lot of nothing…

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By Mike H (1,369) on 09 Nov 2011

This is a play, and one ryans best most intense roles shes pretty amazing she doesn't do this much, and the rest of the cast rocks too, its…

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By Scott I (103) on 11 Jan 2008

Woefully boring and pretentious. Another tragic waste of the great Kevin Spacey's talents…

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By Adam W (1,422) on 27 Feb 2009

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 Ivan T (31) on 31 Oct 2007

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