Review of Outside Providence (1999) by Melissa U — 16 Jun 2006

The Farrelly Brothers mix comedy with drama...not the best idea!

This review of Outside Providence (1999) was written by Melissa U on 16 Jun 2006.

Outside Providence has generally received positive reviews.

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By Brittany R (274) on 26 Jul 2011

I've been meaning to check this out for awhile, and it finally happened. Such good stuff. A great lil coming of age story set in the 70s…

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Entertaining as it often is, Outside Providence feels as if it were a collection of installments from an unusually raunchy television series…

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By Ben H (1,875) on 19 Aug 2009

A dramedy that fails at both ends. Lacking the depth of a drama and the laughs of a comedy…

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By Daniel J (422) on 22 Apr 2011

Cool story - slice of life film. Set in the 70's. Written by one of the Farrely Bros, but not directed. Kick ass soundtrack…

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By Josh G (853) on 02 Jan 2009

Worst movie by the Farrelly brothers, though I guess they didn't direct it. Maybe the story is personal for them or something…

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By Brian D (806) on 03 Mar 2011

Another of my dvd picks this week. The one time the Farrelly Bros. stretched a bit. A nice little coming of age story...pretty funny stuff…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 27 Apr 2010

The story is lively and energetic, if you can take its raunchy jokes and rowdy behavior…

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That movie was classified in teen movie with all-day smokers. But I like those kind of movies, so everything's good…

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