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by scott29  - Top 500, Sep 29 '00
Pros: It's fun to watch Sean Penn flip out.
Cons: He does it for over 2 hours.
Ever see Sean Penn to his "schizo cokehead freakout" performance. Yeah, me too. How about Kevin Spacey? You seen his "ultra-cool, sarcastic and detached" thing he enjoys doing? It's here. You wanna see Chazz Palminteri trying gamely...
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by MovieBodega , Apr 29 '00
Pros: Intelligent, risky art film
Cons: Very wordy -- action film fans, enter at your own risk!
Overlooked in its theatrical release, this verbose and sublime version of David Rabe's award-winning play has been given a stinging update in its film adaptation.
Essentially a dissection of the inability to connect spiritually, emotionally,...
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by Grouch - Top 200, Nov 03 '99
Pros: Powerful acting by Palminteri, Spacey and both Penns
Cons: Grim, ugly view of life
You want the underbelly of society? Well, "Hurlyburly" is the underbelly of the underbelly. You can’t get much lower than these pathetic people. In fact, one character is told he’s better than his friend because, "Even when you’ve sunk...
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by nathantyree - Top 1000, Sep 05 '00
Pros: great performances from Penn, Wright-Penn, Spacey, Shandling, Ryan, Paquin, and Palminteri, amazing dialogue, real emotional intensity
Cons: a downer
The title of Hurlyburly is an allusion to Macbeth; but more than that it is the suggestion of chaos. Not physical chaos, but mental and emotional chaos. This film takes the term tempestuous and stretches it beyond the bounds of sanity.
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by spanish_jam , Mar 26 '00
Pros: Kevin Spacey's the best actor going, and Sean Penn is excellent
Cons: It can be slow in some spots and confusing too
I just spent my Sunday afternoon watching this movie for about the fifth time, and I thought I would check out what some of the folks here had to say about it. Apparently, I am the only one who liked it.
Sean Penn played an amazing...
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by Huttman78 , Jan 08 '00
Pros: cast, makes you feel normal
Cons: 2 hours of boring hell
Well, with a cast like Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Chaz Palmentari, Gary Shandling, and Meg Ryan, one would think that this would be a good movie and a good script for such talent. You'd be wrong to assume that. I have written a script before in college,...
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by Lisa_OMary , Mar 04 '00
Pros: None what so ever.
Cons: The entire film.
Hurlyburly, this was an I want to see movie since I first saw the theatrical trailer. I love Kevin Spacey and Meg Ryan. This has to be a great movie right? Wrong! Was I ever wrong and I hate to be wrong. I am so glad that I didn’t see this in the...
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by Andrew_Hicks - Top 500, Jul 20 '99
Pros: Strong dialogue-driven indie film
Cons: Characters too self-absorbed
The post-Tarantino independent film landscape has had its ups and downs, but it’s proven that intelligent self-absorption is definitely here to stay. Hurlyburly definitely falls into that category, as a movie where its characters don’t even stop...
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by smileyjay , Jan 31 '00
Pros: Meg is Groovy
Cons: Not very stimulating. Without plot.
alrighty,
I usually enjoy movies about down and out society. I usually enjoy stories about people struggling, perhaps learning a few things about life . . . However, I don't believe I enjoyed this film.
Sean Penn is normally a magnificent...
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by mellkinwa , Jan 04 '00
Pros: Great Cast, Surprises
Cons: gets a little long winded at points
This is a hard review for me to write. I really liked the actors in this movie and parts were really good. The problem is the action, or lack of it. There is a LOT of dialogue in this movie and it is often a confusing jumble since the...
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by david.holmes , Sep 16 '99
Pros: an impressive cast
Cons: the movie never gets off the ground
...is Sean Penn's character's favorite phrase throughout Hurlyburly, and it would have been the perfect title for this movie. If your idea of a good time is listening to a group of boring people speak gibberish to each other for two hours (and 6...
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by shaunb , Jul 10 '00
Pros: Great cast
Cons: Tiresome and self serving
"Hurlyburly" is another of those films about the self indulgence and emotional confusion of Hollywood. It follows the activities of four friends, as they destroy themselves and others.
Black comedy is what the movie claims to be,...
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by penbar , Jan 14 '00
Pros: Intelligent and brazenly dark comedy.
Cons: Drags confusingly and mercilessly towards the end.
HURLYBURLY: Black comedy. Based on the play by David Rabe, and directed by Anthony Drazen, “Hurlyburly” may easily be in contention as one of the most intelligent and brazenly dark comedies of the year. Sean Penn, who has given up acting more times...
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by Beauregard - Top 500, Jan 03 '00
Pros: well acted, great cast
Cons: boring dialogue, boring story
This is an unusual movie in that characters rattle off dialogue at about 200 miles an hour, with uncanny emotion. I just wish what they were talking about interested me.
Sean Penn is magnificent as a pathetic movie exec with a drug problem....
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by mgoldstein , Dec 22 '99
Pros: Great cast, terrific dialogues
Cons: Not for people who thrive on explosions and fast action
Despite some of the bad reviews Hurlyburly has received, I'm here to say that it is definitely worth a look. It's a funny, engaging movie with an excellent cast that delivers top-notch performances. Part of the fun is the casting--Garry Shandling as a...
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