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2003
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Duplex
Positive Reviews
27
Negative reviews
27
Average Rating
2.6
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2.0
The building materials are top quality ... but the workmanship is shoddy.
EW
2.5
Essels energy and timing are delightful.Stiller and Barrymore are fun, too; few actors have a better slow burn than Stiller, who eventually realizes t ..
Rogerebert
2.0
Barrymore is refreshingly without any movie star vanity and seems to relish the chance to look silly.
Common Sense Media
1.5
This numbing barrage of demolition humor scores only a modest laugh count.
Variety
4.5
Whites script holds few surprises it is at its core The Bad News Bears with musical instruments, with Jack Black as Walter Matthau but that doesnt dil ..
Austin Chronicle
1.5
Someday hes going to get the full tilt boogie action script he deserves, but this certainly isnt it.
Austin Chronicle
4.5
The material is capably handled by director DeVito and lifted by Stiller, a dab hand at physical comedy who also exhibits some onscreen chemistry with ..
Time Out
2.5
Essentially a 90 minute pilot episode for a rejected TV sitcom, Duplex is watchable only for Essels ridiculous performance as the films geriatric mons ..
2.0
The film isnt misanthropic, a charge levelled at DeVitos last directing effort, Death To Smoochy; rather, it is tedious and uninteresting.
Screen Daily
2.0
The movie is at its best when poking fun at the couples yuppie pretensions a goofy ornamental peacock is the butt of many jokes and letting Stiller do ..
4.0
When a single look can make me laugh harder than any three films I can name this year, that has to be worth something.
E Film Critic
3.8
Besides, displays of yuppie entitlement earn more disdain than Mrs. Connellys bad behavior.
San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
War of the Roses!Throw Momma From the Train! War of the Roses! Throw Momma From the Train!
Cinema Blend
2.5
Definitely better than DeVitos last movie, the disastrous Death to Smoochy. Alas, its not nearly as good as his two films from which it takes its obvi ..
Ny Daily News
3.0
A mediocre offering made palatable by the always funny presence of Ben Stiller.
JoBlo
2.0
A one joke farce so sour that its more likely to cause an unsettled stomach than belly laughs.
One Guys Opinion
3.0
Whatever director Danny DeVito has against old ladies (remember THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN), this comedy about a young New York City couple who face o ..
Tv Guide
2.5
Duplex has its wacky, funny moments, but it misses the mark of a clever, dark comedy.
Usa Today
1.9
This is despite a relatively promising opening stretch buoyed by Stiller and Barrymores charismatic work, with the actors appealing efforts initially ..
Reel Film Reviews
3.0
Nothing is plausible, and no one is likable.It does not build or flow; it lurches.
Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Theres enough freewheeling energy and charm to keep us watching, but as the story progresses the film gets increasingly contrived, letting scenes go o ..
Shadows On The Wall
3.0
That said, there are plenty of laughs along the way, courtesy of a witty script and strong comic performances from all concerned.
View London
2.5
Depp delivers great lines in a deadpan style.Its entertaining, but if you cant stomach violence, its best to skip this one.
Cs Monitor
4.0
Inspired by life of Jeanne Calment, the worlds oldest woman, who died at age 122, Duplex tells the story of young marrieds Alex and Nancy (Ben Stiller ..
Film Journal International ..
2.5
Frankly, DeVito did most of this material better the first time around especially in 1987s Throw Momma from the Train, which this sporadically funny d ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
Although I could have done with a few less gross out jokes, the film is most definitely funny.
Internet Reviews
2.0
A glorious, light comedy whose ironic ending could be applauded by Neil La Bute.
Internet Reviews
3.5
The performances will be, at the very least, good, and at the very best, verging on brilliant.
Mountain X
3.8
FreedomWorks is expanding from a 15 bed building it recently sold in north Minneapolis to a remodeled nursing home campus that could one day serve as ..
Star Tribune
1.5
Duplex (review) Dreary, tedious, and mean spirited.And those are its good points.
1.0
If there is one positive thing about Duplex, and saying this requires a huge amount of charity, its the performance by little known Eileen Essel, who ..
Toronto Star
1.0
The visual jokes shoot pretty quickly but theyre the usual violent routine and desperate attempts at humor, and they put out all the stops to get a la ..
Cinema Crazed
0.5
Duplex draws out the worst in us, making us laugh even when we know we shouldnt.
Salon
2.0
The movie got me where I live, but I think that even non Park Slope real estate owners will have a blast at Duplex: Its one of the most unnerving slap ..
Slate
1.0
Sitting uncomfortably between black humour and cutesy comedy, the script is riddled with falsities that even dare to defy science.
Bbc
3.8
The film is undemanding, sharply conceived (its twist ending works even better than it should), and a whole lot of fun.
The Movie Boy
3.8
Its clear DeVito has the gift of dark humor and whether you are a fan of it or not at least you know its being accomplished by a pro.
Hollywood
2.0
Behind all the violent slapstick and explosive backfires of their cartoonishly exaggerated campaign of sabotage and booby traps is a hint of social sa ..
Seattle Pi
3.1
I knew what was going to happen each step of the way up until the very end, the hoped for surprise conclusion nothing to call home about.
Movie Freak
0.5
It baits you with preposterousness, only to point and laugh about the assumptions youve made.
Tumblr
1.0
If there is one positive thing about Duplex, and saying this requires a huge amount of charity, its the performance by little known Eileen Essel, who ..
The Star
1.3
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it.
Film Freak Central
2.0
Duplex has enough to keep you seated for its manageable 90 minutes. But then, chances are, youll be ready to move out.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.0
Rent controlled or not, the price of admission just aint worth it this time.
E Online
4.5
Before collapsing into an untidy heap of over the top gross outs and cartoon violence, this acidic comedy, scripted by Larry Doyle and directed by Dan ..
La Weekly
2.0
Expecting Stiller to look stressed and Barrymore to look sweet isnt exactly demanding too much of your stars, and De Vitos film is a routine comedy pu ..
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
4.0
Danny DeVito is one of the most underrated directors of our time.
Fat Guys At The Movies
2.5
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National Post
2.5
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Freep
1.5
Despite confident direction and performances, it rarely lifts itself above the ordinary.
Film4
3.0
Impressively imaginative in working through the mechanics of its plot.
Film Blather
3.8
Duplex has its finger on something many of us can relate to, and it milks enough laughs of recognition to earn a moderate recommendation.
Aisle Seat
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail
Movie Eye
2.5
Wait to watch this at home so you can use the clapper to turn the movie off when you get to the parts youve seen before... when it was Throw Momma Fro ..
TheMovieChicks.com
0.5
A sadly appropriate follow up to DeVitos Death To Smoochy debacle, Duplex reveals not only the actors and filmmakers narcissism, but the studios arrog ..
IGN Movies
1.3
Oh, now Ive gone and done it: Ive told you the only remotely funny thing about this movie.
Seattle Times
2.0
The amateurish direction in Secondhand Lions makes everything silly beyond belief.
Abc News Go
2.8
Duplexs small laughs dont make up for the frustration I have with the story.
Fantastic A Daily
3.8
...a funny, wicked little study in the niceties of sharing personal space and the greed with which we pursue property to get more of it.
Suburban Chicago News
3.1
Another DeVito black comedy in which one character tries to knock off another. Stiller and the 81 year old Essel make worthy adversaries but theres re ..
Imdb
2.5
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Charlotte
4.0
DeVito likes his humor black, no sugar, and youre getting more of that here. Eileen Essell rules Stiller manic snowballing.
Cinerina
4.5
Duplex isnt a great comedy but it is a good one. When it works, it is really funny and even when the occasional dud scene pops up, it is usually follo ..
3.5
The interplay between Stiller, Barrymore, and the elderly Essel is what makes Duplex hum perfectly at times.
Modamag.com
1.0
Hard as it is to care about these homicidal homemakers, it is harder still to laugh at them.
Movie Gazette
2.5
Offer as a grown up variation of the kind of fart and vomit humor thats passed around at the cineplex every day. But why It is what it is.
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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