Review of Inventing the Abbotts (1997) by Rikki C — 24 May 2008

Not bad, but the story was a little weird.

This review of Inventing the Abbotts (1997) was written by Rikki C on 24 May 2008.

Inventing the Abbotts has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Daniele T (51) on 18 Oct 2008

Davvero un bel film, con personaggi ben caratterizzati, si tende ad identificarsi con alcuni di loro, e con un ritmo preciso e ben scandito…

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You know I just starting liking Billy Crudup around 2009, and I didn't know he was in this film, I've seen only once and I have to say the…

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By Jay N (1,399) on 22 Aug 2009

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The members of its young cast (Jennifer Connelly, Joaquin Phoenix, Liv Tyler) have all shown promise elsewhere, but don't really get to do…

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By Joe E (634) on 13 Jul 2009

This movie did what most movies fail at doing. Holding up a really bad plot with the cast of very good actors…

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ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES. I LOVE THIS MOVIE…

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By Julian T (578) on 08 Dec 2011

A decent drama that gets lost in itself. The elements for a very good film are here, but just never gets rolling enough to get there…

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By Harry B (146) on 11 Jul 2009

This is another film in which I went searching for some hot Liv Tyler scenes, but this film is almost total rubbish…

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