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By Hal Hinson (447) for Washington Post (9,851) on 03 May 2015

The picture is heartfelt and naive in ways that seem totally secondhand. The questions it asks -- This boy or that boy…

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By Sheila Benson (186) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 08 Jun 2014

An utterly pleasant surprise...Lordy, is it tenderly acted, with an unyielding spine of honesty to all its characters…

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By William Thomas (198) for Empire (3,446) on 16 Mar 2010

There's some likable energy to the performances and a strong soundtrack, but the lack of sustained dancing make this more of a nostalgic fantasy…

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By Juan Carlos Coto (35) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 15 Oct 2004

Easily the best thing about Shag: The Movie is its soundtrack, which combines newer music with such golden oldies as ''Easier Said Than Done,…

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By Tom Stempel (1) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Nov 1999

As for Fonda, the camera certainly loves her (to quote a famous line by Howard Hawks), but an actor needs a part that will make her a star,…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 23 Jun 1997

Long before the film is over, one is left frustratedly grasping after characters and an ambiance that have evaporated into formulaic freneticism…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 10 Mar 1993

It has a charm based on its innocence, its conviction, its pre-Beatles soundtrack and the big 1950s cars the kids drive around in…

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Shag (1989) achieved an average score of 60% and has generally received mixed reviews.

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