Review of Hurlyburly (1998) by Martina J — 03 Sep 2007

Brilliant,edgy dialogue full of intelligent humor. Great cast. Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey make it look like they were high on cocaine the whole time...

This review of Hurlyburly (1998) was written by Martina J on 03 Sep 2007.

Hurlyburly has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Elaine S (102) on 11 Jul 2008

The characters were all immature middle aged druggies who complained throughout the whole movie…

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By Stitch D (1) on 17 Apr 2009

Amazing dialogue, great cast. Edgy, intelligent humor. Who the fuck is this Doug Thomas guy writing the synopsis…

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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 Pete S (773) on 14 Jan 2008

Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey Kill it in this film. and anna paquin is HOT…

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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 Kevin R (2,184) on 25 Mar 2012

Never before have I seen a film and hated its characters more than this movie. I suppose in that sense, the movie might be a success…

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By Jens S (711) on 26 Feb 2008

Pffft...what can I say, the characters are all f**ked up, especially Sean Penn, but I was really entertained…

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By Rodney E (723) on 28 Dec 2009

Yet another one that I just didn't get into. A sort of great cast cannot save what might have been a decent play…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 03 Apr 2016

No faults with the acting, but it could've been a little easier to understand too…

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By Victor L (480) on 18 Jul 2011

Sean Penn's performance is great but the story is so depressing and nasty that it was almost unwatchable for me…

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