Bottle Rocket

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Entertainment Weekly | Steve DalyAdd Critic to Favorites

The title refers to cheap fireworks that fizz before they flame out quietly, and that's what three Southwestern slackers do in this amiable heist movie-cum-road flick.Read the full review

Variety | David RooneyAdd Critic to Favorites

Full of surprising warmth and charm, unexpected plot turns and droll characters that bounce off each other in refreshing ways.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

Rocket flies with comic-kaze crooks. [21 February 1996, p. D6]Read the full review

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