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Short Order (2008)

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A little bit of life, love and wisdom come together over one night in the culinary underbelly where Life is a buffet and everything is "Short Order". John Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave star.

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Anthony Byrne

Jul 15, 2008

Gravitas

All Critics (5) | Fresh (0) | Rotten (5)

There is pleasure to be had in the visual style and some of the performances, suggesting that Byrne the director has been ill served by Byrne the writer.

May 30, 2008 Comment

Forced quirkiness invades every frame and spoils what could've been a tasty romantic comedy.

May 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Metromix.com | Comment
Metromix.com

Aside from Vanessa Redgrave, who is quite poignant in a brief, ham-free cameo, the film's shallow cutesiness quickly starts to feel less like a salute to youthful optimism than a warning against romanticizing one's stunted emotional development.

May 29, 2008 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

While the aesthetic is charming, colorful and full of whimsy, Anthony Byrne's partial musical Short Order is wildly uneven and tragically underdeveloped.

May 16, 2008 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | Comment
Boxoffice Magazine

Paulo's anguish and plotting provide genuine laughs and some of the only quality moments in this otherwise forgettable movie.

May 14, 2008 Full Review Source: Time Out New York | Comment
Time Out New York
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Audience Reviews for Short Order

About the only positive part of this movie were the visuals. The negatives outweigh this aspect greatly: the dialogue is coerced along with the acting. I felt no connection with any of the characters and most of the attempts at humour fell short, with the exception of Rade Serbedzija's character, Paulo. The connection

January 10, 2010
Andrew M.
Andrew Mathay

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