Duets (2000) Critic Reviews

Has little islands of humor and even perfection, floating in a sea of missed marks and murky intentions.Read the full review

Every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascinationRead the full review

Appealing, and ultimately moving.Read the full review

Lack of much substance or dramatic payoff makes the whole significantly less than sum of its parts.Read the full review

If scriptwriter Byrum hadn't tried to cram every possible theme into this film -- hoping, no doubt, they would all add up to greatness -- Duets would be an entertaining, wryly observed slice of Americana.Read the full review

The ensemble cast, struggling with wanly written characters, hits more clunkers than high notes.Read the full review

A leaden piece of whimsy that looks for profound life lessons among a group of karaoke bar aficionados.Read the full review

Hits mostly flat notes, then a few really sour ones.Read the full review

By the time Duets faces the music, hardly anyone is going to care.Read the full review