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Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001
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Who Is Cletis Tout?
Positive Reviews
10
Negative reviews
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2.4
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3.1
There was a lot I liked in Cletis Tout ... But it seemed a shame that the writer and director, Chris Ver Wiel, took a perfectly sound story idea and c ..
Rogerebert
1.5
A convoluted comic caper that labors to affect a lighthearted, off the cuff feel.
Variety
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
Echoing his early voice over as Alex the teenage droog in A Clockwork Orange, McDowell narrates the film and sets a blunt, reckless tone that doesnt c ..
San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
This charmless nonsense ensues amid clanging film references that make Jay and Silent Bobs Excellent Adventure seem understated.
Village Voice
1.3
Critical Jim ruminates that movies arent as good as they used to be.
Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
By design, its characters are unoriginal facsimiles of familiar types.
Eric Ds Nider
1.5
Their chemistry doesnt work that well, however, as their overall antagonistic turned interested relationship feels too contrived.
Screen It
4.5
Ver Wiel has concocted one of the most elaborately twisted, diverting caper films in years.
Film Journal International ..
1.9
The movie attempts to mine laughs from a genre the gangster/crime comedy that wore out its welcome with audiences several years ago, and its cutesy re ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
2.5
On the level of the dime a dozen Tarantino wannabes that clutter the bottom shelves at the video store.
Mr Brown Movies
4.0
A gem of a romantic crime comedy that turns out to be clever, amusing and unpredictable.
Calendar Live
0.6
de Rossis inability to handle a two wheeler stands in as a peculiarly pithy commentary on the rest of the film: unwieldy, incomprehensibly inept, emba ..
Film Freak Central
2.5
Theres skimpiness to the whole movie that undercuts its good effort at a modern minded twist on high style nostalgia.
Boxoffice Magazine
3.8
And, hes a pretty smart guy because he gets it that Finch is no more his mark, Tout, than hes a film star.
Varia Gate
2.2
A woefully self conscious, self referential post modern tale in a long line of Quentin Tarantino knockoffs that makes a strong case against letting fi ..
Guide Live
1.3
While youre watching this creamed crime caper as unnecessarily murky as it is unoriginal you may find yourself wondering What is Cletis Tout When its ..
Freep
1.5
Ver Wiels desperate attempt at wit is lost, leaving the character of Critical Jim two dimensional and pointless.
Filmcritic.com
1.9
Whereas the extremely competent hitman films such as Pulp Fiction and Get Shorty resonate a sardonic verve to their caustic purpose for existing, Who ..
Movie Eye
3.5
Who is the audience for Cletis Tout Anybody who enjoys quirky, fun, popcorn movies with a touch of silliness and a little bloodshed.
TheMovieChicks.com
1.9
Unfortunately, thats not enough, and theres not much else to focus on.
Seattle Times
3.1
It wont hold up over the long haul, but in the moment, Finchs tale provides the forgettable pleasures of a Saturday matinee.
Miami Herald
3.8
If you love movies, its hard not to like Who Is Cletis Tout or at least smile through it.
Sacramento Bee
3.8
Overall, Cletis Tout is a winning comedy that excites the imagination and tickles the funny bone.
Arizona Daily Star
1.5
A fragile framework upon which to hang broad, mildly fleshed out characters that seem to have been conjured up only 10 minutes prior to filming.
Dallas Observer
2.8
As self aware movies go, Who is Cletis Tout is clever enough, though thin writing proves its undoing.
Journal News (Westchester, ..
2.5
The result, however well intentioned, is ironically just the sort of disposable, kitchen sink homage that illustrates why the whole is so often less t ..
Boston Globe
3.1
The whole mildly pleasant outing the R rating is for brief nudity and a grisly corpse remains aloft not on its own self referential hot air, but on th ..
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