Review of Towelhead (2008) by Joe B — 05 Jan 2009

Awkward and uncomfortable, but very good.

This review of Towelhead (2008) was written by Joe B on 05 Jan 2009.

Towelhead has generally received positive reviews.

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By Neely Tucker (19) for Washington Post (9,851) on 17 Aug 2016

It's clever and original with an excellent cast. Ball's script catches a lot of the novel's pop, often word for word. I laughed a lot…

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By Matthew S (2,399) on 09 May 2015

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By Craig P (288) on 16 Jul 2017

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By Penelope T (16) on 09 Feb 2012

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 27 Feb 2017

As a first-time feature director, though, he (Ball) seldom lets the material speak for itself…

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By Andrew O'hehir (1,324) for Salon.com (2,725) on 05 May 2013

This third-act redemption raises Towelhead several notches, but it still ends up feeling like a well-acted and well-intentioned after-school…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for The New York Times (9,847) on 19 May 2015

A crude but scathing portrait of suburban life…

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By Samitha G (21) on 27 Dec 2012

An excellent movie, but with some uncomfortable moments…

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By Eddy M (67) on 20 Sep 2013

Rarely have I had the opportunity to be so offended and insulted as a viewer in 5 minutes or less than I was on watching this film…

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By Randy L (252) on 27 Sep 2011

Horribly written, acted, edited, directed, cast. the music didn't make any sense and the lighting was like a television soaps. total garbage…

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