Kansas City

  • 1996


MOVIE IS unsentimental incremental unreliable interesting philosophical
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47 %
62 % Fresh
$ 1 Million
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Positive Reviews 12
Negative reviews 2
Average Rating 3.2/5
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3.8
All of the characters act as if somebody might come along someday and make a movie about them. And Altman, who made the movie, gets his chance to sit .. Rogerebert
2.5
His is an inspired turn possessed of philosophical brilliance and measured candor.
2.5
An occasional actor who usually plays sympathetic men with noble intent, hes a revelation as the brutal, fiercely unapologetic Seldom Seen. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
Another spunky film in a series of Robert Altman portraits of the failure of the American Dream. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Altman looks back at his hometown in an unsentimental, hard nosed way. Sover
3.1
Unfortunately, that storytelling method doesnt really work in this setting. ReelViews
3.8
Yet Altmans observant, unhurried filmmaking style doesnt always mesh with a tightly wound story like this one. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.1
The performances are all solid, although Steve Buscemi, as a thug whos in charge of rounding up votes among the citys disenfranchised, doesnt have muc .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
0.6
Robert Altman is perhaps the most unreliable of the great directors. Internet Reviews
3.5
I only hope audiences are willing to trust Altman the risk taker as long as it takes. Internet Reviews
4.5
It could never for an instant be mistaken for anything but a Robert Altman film, and that counts for a lot. Calendar Live
2.5
The film moves with the slowness of an opium daze, and it transmits its plot information with the incremental dit dot dash of a wire message. Boxoffice Magazine
3.2
Its rich with period detail, moody jazz, interesting characters and Altmans typically ambitious scope. E Online
4.5
Altman loves to explode movie genres, and his script, co written with Frank Barhydt, fuses the classic 30s screwball comedy and crime film. The Daily Beast
2.8
A minor Altman work that cant bridge the gap between larger issues inequality, American politics and intimate narrative about two women, well played b .. Rotten Tomatoes
1.5
Its an unusual film, one that doesnt lay out every turn before you get there, and for the most part it doesnt simplify its characters or the questions ..
3.0
Robert Altmans ode to his jazz age childhood has all the authenticity and self indulgence you would expect The Wee Review



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