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The Mysteries of Pittsburgh (2008)

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

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From Time Out New York

Poor casting is the first misstep in this atonal adaptation of novelist Michael Chabon’s acclaimed 1988 debut. Bland, dour Jon Foster robotically plays a preppy gangster’s son; fey, creepy Peter Sarsgaard perplexes as a charismatic tough guy; and stunning beauty Sienna Miller is supposedly attracted to both of them. The underwritten script doesn’t help, reducing rich characters to shorthand tics. Thurber fared better with his broad comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004). The mysteries of drama, though, prove far more elusive.

Author: Hank Sartin 2009-04-14 17:50:41

Time Out New York Issue 707: April 16 - 22, 2009

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Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber

Cast: Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Nick Nolte, Mena Suvari full cast

Rated: R

Duration: 95 mins

US Release: Apr 17 2009


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