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07/12/07
The Guatemalan Handshake (2006)
71 %
Reviews Counted: 7 Fresh: 5 Rotten:2 Average Rating: 6/10
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Will Oldham, Cory McAbee
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Top Critic
Although Rohal's goal seems to be a rich character study, the movie works best as a celebration of small-town Americana that persists well into the 21st century.
02/09/07
This sweet nothing has invention and personality to spare, not to mention marvelous mysteries, quirky connections and cockeyed running gags.
02/08/07
Deliberately quirky almost to the point of distraction, this offbeat comedy is an enjoyably puzzling film.
01/10/07
An entertaining and visually exciting film. It has an oddly meandering pace that is riddled with quirky characters in weird situations.
11/21/06
An understated, surrealist comedy that is more successful at being weird than funny.
04/27/06
A frustrating example of convention-defying filmmaking that tries too hard to be different.
01/31/06
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