Review of Price Check (2012) by Catherine O — 26 Aug 2013

Not bad even thu I thought it was kinda slow.

This review of Price Check (2012) was written by Catherine O on 26 Aug 2013.

Price Check has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for Blu-ray.com (2,093) on 28 Nov 2012

Posey is bravely unlikable and invested in Walker's script, turning Price Check from a mechanical comedic routine about office politics into…

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By Christine N. Ziemba (72) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 14 Nov 2012

Writer and director Walker posits a theory that unfortunately undermines the entire film: Casting the great Parker Posey as an offbeat character…

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Mabius fails to hold up his half of this existential indie drama that casts him as a sort of executive everyman, and Posey lacks the chops…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 16 Nov 2012

Once Price Check darkens, it loses its comic footing, along with its nerve, and becomes a wishy-washy potpourri of elements that fail to mesh…

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The latest stinging entry into the reality check stream of movies tackling the financial fallout of the Great Recession in one way or another…

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By Chris Packham (159) for Village Voice (8,525) on 13 Nov 2012

Mabius is understated and sympathetic as a guy who makes some dickish choices, and Susan, played by anyone else, might be a completely unrelatable…

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By Dante_Finn (36) on 18 Nov 2012

This is a boss from hell comedy. The movie deftly captures itself The cast is just wonderful…

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By Scott Tobias (1,684) for NPR (1,713) on 15 Nov 2012

Posey dominates Price Check, mostly for the better: Whatever observations Walker's film makes about the perils of ambition or women in the…

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By Rebeccah R (104) on 17 Jan 2013

Intense, different and fun. Parker Posey is fantastic in her roll…

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By Bryan C (518) on 10 May 2013

The movie setup really well and maybe the reason I didn't like it is I didn't like any of the characters…

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