Review of Laurel Canyon (2003) by Tanya P — 30 Jul 2007

Bizarre. But I like the feel. Can I also kiss Frances McDormand please.

This review of Laurel Canyon (2003) was written by Tanya P on 30 Jul 2007.

Laurel Canyon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Amanda H (1,679) on 19 Jan 2012

I really can't say why I like this movie, but I do. It's not because it really ever goes anywhere- it doesn't…

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By Stanley Kauffmann (447) for The New Republic (897) on 15 Dec 2013

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By Kirk M (58) on 07 Aug 2015

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By Jonathan Rosenbaum (1,657) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 27 Mar 2012

McDormand has never been better, but all the performances are interestingly nuanced, including Natascha McElhone's as one of Bale's fellow…

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By Rose R (136) on 01 Mar 2010

Lovelyyyyy nice sexy stars with powerfull performances & theres a thing about doctors,obsessions,affair,instinct to try new ways & conflict…

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By Sarah S (1,165) on 04 Jun 2010

Not even great performances can lift this beyond being falsely self-entitled trust-fund-baby yuppie bellyaching. Too spoiled to give a toss about…

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Laurel Canyon is a street that runs through the heart of the Hollywood Hills, joining the middle-class, stolid environs of the San Fernando…

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By Megan Lehmann (257) for New York Post (6,650) on 07 Dec 2017

Bale, one of the most intriguing actors of his generation, plays a young man rebelling against his liberal upbringing with a mix of bemusement…

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By Jack Mathews (1,044) for New York Daily News (5,623) on 17 Mar 2017

An underdevelopment of a bad idea that is entertaining, so far as it is, because of McDormand's totally unselfconscious performance…

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By Conner R (1,016) on 04 Nov 2009

I loved Frances McDormand in this movie! Great cast…

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