Meet Bill (2008)
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Reviews Counted:20
Fresh:4
Rotten:16
Average Rating:3.8/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Theatrical Release:Apr 4, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Meet Bill (Aaron Eckhart)—a doormat if there ever was one. A man reduced to a mere accessory to his family by working a dead end job at his father-in-law's bank, Bill's wife Jess (Elizabeth Banks)... [More]
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy Olyphant
Director: Melissa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann
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Reviews for Meet Bill
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Discovering your real self is the theme of Meet Bill, in which Bill has to work hard to finally meet himself Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Not even a solid performance can keep the script's problems at bay. Full Review |
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It doesn't take long for Bill to suddenly veer off course into total impenetrability, where the characters become a blur, the hacky visual poetry is rolled out, and the plot drops dead. Full Review |
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Not awful or offensive, but pretty weak broth nonetheless. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
The story of a man (Aaron Eckhart) grappling with middle-age ennui at work and at home feels done to death, as does the distracting addition of a spunky rich-kid high schooler. Full Review |
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It tries hard to mimic the arch tone of the best suburban tragicomedies (American Beauty, et al.), but a surfeit of stock characters, double-wide plot holes and heavy-handed symbolism ruins the effect. Full Review |
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3/4 |
As the movie goes on, you actually end up rooting for this schmuck to take charge of his life, and in a way, the movie is sort of inspiring. Full Review |
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C- |
For those whose idea of hilarity is an adult and a kid throwing fireworks at each other, then getting stoned and playing piggyback in the mall, this movie should be a refreshing tonic. Full Review |
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With a pair of first-time directors at the helm, one of whom bears responsibility for the script, Meet Bill is a clash of poorly conceived and executed scenes lacking sense, continuity and entertainment value. Full Review |
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This movie never should have seen the light of day. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Takes scattershot aim at all manner of appropriate targets—the vapid nature of local television news, the perceived stigma of standing out from the pack in America, the dilemma of dreams deferred and abandoned—but rarely hits the comic bull’s-eye. Full Review |
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1.5/5 |
Male midlife crisis presents as pathological self-loathing in Meet Bill, an imperative to which the only sane response is: No thanks.
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Even a hilarious turn by Kristen Wiig as the owner of a doughnut company can't save this clichéd, meandering story from playing like American Beauty lite. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Clunky and smug, Meet Bill isn't convincing for one moment. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Meet Bill misfires on multiple levels, but its foremost mistake is focusing on a sad-sack underachiever. Bill doesn't believe in himself, so why should we? Full Review |
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...basically entertaining yet entirely forgettable. Full Review |
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