Dedication

  • 2008


MOVIE IS idealized romantic audaciously auspicious jittery
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40 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 13
Negative reviews 15
Average Rating 2.5/5
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2.0
Like its jittery protagonist, its lost without him, pitched awkwardly between nervous introspection and crowd pleasing formula. Av Club
2.0
Crudup delivers a bracing, uncompromising performance, but its unmistakably a solo turn in a romantic comedy thats supposed to be about the blurring o .. Av Club
2.5
Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore are immensely likable. We like them so much we regret having to see them in this story. Rogerebert
2.5
Serras new film, the audaciously perverse and amorphous Libert, doesnt give up its game so readily.
1.5
Gratingly hip, joyless, small budget Dedication is just another example of what New Yorker magazine recently identified as the slacker striver trope i ..
4.0
The other significant influence is Terry Zwigoffs extraordinary documentary portrait of artist R Crumb. Screen Daily
3.0
Dedication is a loopy, semi romantic comedy better served had it been made by Hal Hartley and released during the autumn of 1994. E Film Critic
3.1
In the end hes none of those things, and the movie actor Justin Therouxs directorial debut turns out to be a relatively conventional romantic comedy i .. San Francisco Chronicle
1.9
This might work if there were chemistry between the stars, but eccentric Crudup and girl next door Moore may be the worst casting match of the year. Ny Daily News
0.5
When Henry says he cant throw away a towel because hes afraid it might have feelings, even Miranda July will want to throttle him. Village Voice
2.5
Perhaps its time to send the oh so amusing head case into the same oblivion as the hilarious drunk, along with the notion that the love of a good woma .. Tv Guide
3.8
Why she isnt the biggest romantic comedy star on the planet is a mystery. New York Post
4.5
Truly tender, truly funny...a pessimistic, unrelenting take on love that is still a date movie for anyone who wants to enjoy a romantic comedy without .. Film Journal International ..
1.9
Whenever possible, David Brombergs screenplay settles for aggravating contrivances. Boston
2.5
The wonderful actor Theroux (David Lynch films, TVs Brothers & Sisters) makes a disappointing directing debut with a wannabe romantic comedy that prov .. Emanuellevy
1.5
And Mandy Moore makes a surprisingly substantial foil, proving once again that shes left her tween moppet phase behind. Slate
2.0
Whats the Deal You can tart up a conventional boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl again romantic comedy in neurosis, anger, grubby clothes a .. Movies
3.5
Check it out and enjoy the hijinks of this messed up childrens book writer but dont look that far into it because you will be disappointed. Flim Threet
2.0
Crudup exhibits admirable restraint. The story would be more compelling, however, had we not seen the same thing before in As Good as It Gets. Seattle Pi
0.0
93 excruciating minutes. How does boring stuff like this get financing Tony Medley
3.0
Theroux shoots and edits creatively, and elicits good performances, so heres hoping he gets another crack behind the camera with a more cohesive and c .. Oregon Live
2.0
An ordinary boy gets girl movie, and not a particularly interesting one. Boxoffice Magazine
4.5
Actor Justin Theroux makes an impressive directorial debut, aided by David Brombergs mordantly funny dialogue. Chicago Reader
1.5
Will help Moore get additional notice within the industry, from writers, directors and other creative types who pay attention. IGN Movies
3.0
Directed by actor Justin Theroux with a surprisingly saccharine hand, the film is neither believable nor novel. Detroit News
4.5
Director Justin Theroux takes what is otherwise a fairly straightforward romantic comedy formula and turns it into an elliptical meditation on the mer .. Movies Ign
3.0
Actor Justin Theroux makes an auspicious directorial debut with a disarmingly funny romantic comedy full of emotional life and witty filmic textures. Film Critic 1963 Typepad
2.5
Dedication is engaging for a while, but flits from style to style, from dark to loopy comedy, only to settle on gooey romance. Metromix.com
2.0
Thats what it takes to make it through this self consciously dark romantic comedy. Metromix.com
1.5
An unoriginal romantic comedy that vainly attempts to mask its conventionality with all manner of eccentricities. Cinematical
3.0
Dedications problem isnt its idealized conception of love but the thoroughly unconvincing way in which it is realized. Reel Times: Reflections on ..
4.5
Which is not to say that it isnt a fine effort 12 years later, just a mildly quizzical one. The Reeler
1.5
So apparently maladjusted adult sensibility can give rise to a special gift for weirdly connecting to a childs imagination. Who knew. Long Island Press



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