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By Timothy Knight (332) for Reel.com (1,232) on 04 Sep 2003

There's no emotional pay-off to The Battle of Shaker Heights, which doesn't so much end as trail off into the credits…

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By Sean Burns (1,156) for Philadelphia Weekly (778) on 02 Sep 2003

It probably seemed like a good idea at the time…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 29 Aug 2003

If there is a delicate story of forgiveness, friendship and family buried somewhere in Erica Beeney's script, Potelle and Rankin haven't managed…

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By Bruce Newman (268) for San Jose Mercury News (757) on 28 Aug 2003

An inoffensive, if somewhat bedraggled, little movie…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 28 Aug 2003

Isn't bad so much as jumbled...You get the sense of too much input, too many bright ideas, too many scenes that don't belong in the same movie…

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By Ty Burr (2,612) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 28 Aug 2003

In a better movie -- a much better movie -- LaBeouf might make the same sort of impact Dustin Hoffman did in ''The Graduate.'' But the kid's…

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By Cherryl Dawson And Leigh Ann Palone (956) for TheMovieChicks.com (956) on 28 Aug 2003

The story is original, the direction looks professional, and Shia LaBeouf really comes through - this is definitely his movie…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 28 Aug 2003

Though slight and rather frail, it's still modestly entertaining...and LaBeouf is well worth watching throughout…

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By Steven Rea (1,872) for Philadelphia Inquirer (3,920) on 27 Aug 2003

If that sounds a lot like Rushmore, it is, except that the heart has been sucked out of the thing -- replaced by glib chatter, gratuitous Baudelaire…

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By Luke Y. Thompson (1,447) for Dallas Observer (1,128) on 27 Aug 2003

Perhaps it would've been best not to let Ben Affleck participate in judging the contest: Based on Gigli, it seems he wouldn't know a decent…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 26 Aug 2003

Best to experience Shaker Heights for what it is: not a movie, exactly, but the true season capper of ''Project Greenlight,'' a series that…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 25 Aug 2003

The characters talk like smart, unpredictable people, and Kelly Ernswiler is one of a kind…

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By Wilson Morales (206) for BlackFilm.com (211) on 22 Aug 2003

The Battle at Shaker Heights, is a genuine coming of age story that is captivating because of its lead star, Shia LaBeouf…

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By Bob Campbell (27) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 21 Aug 2003

The half an idea in Erica Beeney's script is reduced by another half through the disjointed directing of Efram Potelle and Kyle Rankin…

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By Lou Lumenick (2,103) for New York Post (6,650) on 20 Aug 2003

Directors Potelle and Rankin lack the skill to integrate the sometimes drastic shifts between comedy and drama - and the serious portions ultimately…

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By Bill Pearis (55) for Citysearch (305) on 20 Aug 2003

It's no Rushmore or Sixteen Candles, but The Battle of Shaker Heights is heads-and- shoulders above your average teen comedy…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Newsday (2,345) on 20 Aug 2003

A Project Greenlight winner, which probably says mouthfuls…

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