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Park (2006)
Director: Kurt Voelker
Movie review
From Time Out New York
This shrill, static farce takes place at an “inspiration point” above Los Angeles, where five cars have assembled to pass the lunch hour. A hysterical woman in a VW Bug haplessly tries to commit suicide; a steroidal man in a luxury SUV (Baldwin) screws a petulant blond in a maid’s outfit; his depressive wife (Lake) and her girlfriend (Oteri) watch from another car and plot violent revenge. Stuck with this disagreeable crew in their stationary vehicles—the film never ventures from its purgatorial overlook—you pray, in vain, for Park to shift into drive and go somewhere.Author: Tom Beer
Time Out New York Issue 633: November 15–21, 2007
User reviews of this film
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- villagebiscuit said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 22:22 Wake up and smell the the laughter Tom! Just got back from tonight's show, which I went to on a friend's suggestion. and despite your review. Shame on you!
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- RickJ said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 20:08 Funny that you don't bother to mention the gay and lesbian story lines in this movie. Does that make you uncomfortable? This film is no oscar candidate, but it is certainly entertaining for both gay and straight audiences. I found myself laughing a lot. Moreover, beneath the humor there are some pertinent issues raised about sexuality--issues that are glaring omissions from your review.
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- buddy said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 19:40 Witty writing and direction. Thus film didi a lot with what must have been a small budget. Mr. Beer lost credibilty on this review.
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- JennyC said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 18:29 I saw this on opening night, and I have never been in a theater with as much laughter.
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- filmdude said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 14:43 Check out what FX Sweeney (an established critic) said in the Village Voice.
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- movie freak said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 12:24 Did this guy see the same movie I did? The acting is superb and the story is very funny. Don't miss this indie gem.
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- James Everheart said...
- Posted on Nov 17 2007 11:48 This reveiwer just missed the boat. A hilarious hour and a half.
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Cast & crew
Director: Kurt Voelker
Cast: William Baldwin, Ricki Lake, Cheri Oteri full cast
Rated: NR
Duration: 86 mins
US Release: Nov 16 2007
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