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By Matthew Razak (302) for Examiner.com (1,617) on 19 Aug 2010

Easily the plot of a vulgar comedy or something with absolutely no meaning, The Extra Man is dark, funny and thoughtful all at once…

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By Lisa Kennedy (833) for Denver Post (1,096) on 19 Aug 2010

Dano and Kline are very fine performers. So why is this comedy such a chore? The answer appears to be whimsy overload…

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By Marc Mohan (821) for Oregonian (1,550) on 18 Aug 2010

A fairly unnecessary, if harmless, rehash of the standard New York City coming-of-age tale complete with an eccentric, unreliable mentor…

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By David G (2,424) on 17 Aug 2010

Just saw the screening. thought this screenplay was clever and not the usual formula Hollywood movie. I enjoyed it thoroughly…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 11 Aug 2010

Lays on the eccentricity too thick and winds up seeming incredibly affected…

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By Michael Phillips (2,622) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 11 Aug 2010

Some actors are dinner. Kevin Kline is dessert, and his comic brio saves the film version of The Extra Man from its limitations…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 11 Aug 2010

We know Kline can play kooky (he won an Oscar as Otto in A Fish Called Wanda), and he does it very well, but the effort can become exhausting…

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By Marcdoyle (398) on 06 Aug 2010

The trailer made this film look like a must-see, but I was disappointed by it…

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By Peter L (735) on 06 Aug 2010

Saved from total mediocrity by Kevin Kline's joyous performance. But only just barely…

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By Duane B (82) on 05 Aug 2010

A rather quirky comedy. Good performance from Kevin Kline and John C, Reilly. I enjoyed it…

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By Mark Keizer (225) for Boxoffice Magazine (2,896) on 05 Aug 2010

The original Jonathan Ames novel from 1998 is a rich, funny and unusual work…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 01 Aug 2010

There are fine, wry moments tucked inside the curdled whimsy…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for Movieline (883) on 29 Jul 2010

The Extra Man is something of a love letter to the marvelous weirdos of New York…

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By John Anderson (1,358) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 29 Jul 2010

Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini show the same appreciation for eccentrics and humanity they brought to American Splendor…

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By Marcy Dermansky (134) for About.com (1,470) on 29 Jul 2010

The delightful premise of the film somehow becomes preposterous. It's a phenomenon in indie films I describe as quirk overload…

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By Stephen Whitty (1,794) for Newark Star-Ledger (1,745) on 29 Jul 2010

The Extra Man not only gilds the flower, but then glues on sequins and forces it into cha-cha heels…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 29 Jul 2010

For all its flighty charms, The Extra Man never really lands. It hovers like a hummingbird madly beating its wings to stay aloft…

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By Kimberly Gadette (432) for Indie Movies Online (213) on 29 Jul 2010

While corsets/fishnets fit as seamlessly as jackets/trousers worn by the hero, the feature format isn't tailor-made for novelist/tv writer…

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By Jake Coyle (526) for Associated Press (1,685) on 28 Jul 2010

Kline's performance as Henry -- regal in its classical stage pronunciations -- is clearly the best thing in the film…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 28 Jul 2010

Kline finds every nuance of mirth and melancholy in this wonder of a role and rides it to glory. You can't take your eyes off him…

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