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Hugo Pool
1997
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Hugo Pool
Positive Reviews
3
Negative reviews
7
Average Rating
2.3
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4.5
A sweet, winning diversion that meanders enjoyably on the strength of its laid back charm.
Av Club
0.5
Hugo Pool, the first film in six years from former counterculture director Robert Downey sets new standards in wacko charmlessness.
EW
4.4
Like David Mamet and relative newcomer Quentin Tarantino, Downey writes some of the best dialogue around, and his script sparkles with it.
ReelViews
4.5
I groaned my way through this black and blue romantic comedy and then decided I liked it.
Chicago Reader
1.5
The picture features a choice ensemble of actors who are starved by the lack of a nourishing script and whose improvised quips and sallies fall far sh ..
Internet Reviews
1.9
A series of strenuously oddball vignettes masquerading as a movie.
Movies Tv Guide
1.5
Downeys sentiment is admirable, but Hugo Pool doesnt transcend the intimacy of the memory hes honoring.
La Times
2.5
Its as if Downey Sr.s irreverence and off the wall humor couldnt quite co exist with the heartfelt tribute he intends to make here to his wife and her ..
Articles Chicago Tribune
1.5
Downey tries to re create the loopy irreverence of Putney Swope in a 90s setting with little success.
Boston Phoenix
1.3
Robert Downey Sr directs this overly self consciously wacky day in the life comedy. Unfortunately, even with plenty of talent attached, the film goes ..
Cine Matter
1.5
Hugo Pool features an impressive collection of talent, including two of the best actors of their generation Sean Penn and Robert Downey Jr. Sadly, the ..
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