Review of Welcome to Collinwood (2002) by Jay B — 19 Sep 2008

Curious little comedy. Reminded me of a Coen brothers film in many ways. William H. Macy is the best and Clooney's cameo is very funny.

This review of Welcome to Collinwood (2002) was written by Jay B on 19 Sep 2008.

Welcome to Collinwood has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Chris Kaltenbach (562) for Baltimore Sun (1,823) on 03 Apr 2014

At some point we're flashed a junkyard billboard telling us that Collinwood is the ''Beirut of Cleveland'' - yes, but here, it's by way of…

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By Bill S (2,971) on 05 Nov 2012

Nice little capper comedy....a hidden gem…

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By Natalee K (100) on 25 Mar 2012

Hello. I would like to shake your hand but I'm inspecting these bottles…

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By Lucas M (648) on 17 Mar 2012

Entertaining and funny, Welcome to Collinwood is a nice film to watch, but certainly is very weak and poor; what make the original Italian…

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By Alison P (162) on 26 Jun 2009

I'm a big fan of quirky and this is very quirky. Really entertaining - gentle and warm, with a lot of heart and a couple of laughs…

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By Derek B (567) on 28 Jun 2009

The first 15-20 minutes looked familiar, as though maybe I'd watched this on the box then given up after the first ad break…

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By Seth B (476) on 10 Nov 2012

Funny film but I do not want this movie on DVD, I expected this film to be funnier than it was, it starred Sam Rockwell, William H…

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By Anna B (1,143) on 01 Jul 2010

A little clumsy and TV-movie-esque at times, but it made me laugh out loud, it's witty and fun and the cast do a good job…

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By Martin D (1,305) on 18 Mar 2010

I just really didn't like it at all, the cast was good but I just didn't care for it, shame as I wanted to see it for years…

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By Chuck Wilson (418) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 22 Mar 2011

With a dream cast that also includes Patricia Clarkson and, in a cameo, a tattooed George Clooney, fullness of narrative may not have struck…

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