Kicking And Screaming
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- Synopsis
- Inspired by the advent of Seattle's grunge music sound and popular films such as Slacker (1991) and Singles (1992), the Generation X comedy-drama was born....
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- Starring
- Josh Hamilton, Olivia D'Abo, Carlos Jacott, Christopher Eigeman, Eric Stoltz
- Director(s)
- Noah Baumbach
- Distributor(s)
- Trimark
- MPAA Rating
- PG
- Runtime
- 96 min.
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Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites
The final affirmation of this romance is really an affirmation of Baumbach's talent: that a young filmmaker fixated on the solipsistic rituals of guyhood understands the hearts of women, too.Read the full review
Washington Post | Hal HinsonAdd Critic to Favorites
As a writer, Baumbach loves smart, glib talk, and he has a sharp ear for fast-paced, overlapping dialogue; as a director, though, he prefers long takes that allow his characters to work out their feelings.Read the full review
Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites
Baumbach surely does make these characters, all of whom are impeccably acted, absolutely real, but at 25 he may be too close to the material to achieve the detachment from which irony and meaning flow.Read the full review