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Maze (2001)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:9

Rotten:13

Average Rating:4.9/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Nov 9, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: Lyle Maze (Rob Morrow) is a talented New York painter and sculptor with Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though he tries to control his spasms and sudden shouting fits, his... Lyle Maze (Rob Morrow) is a talented New York painter and sculptor with Tourette's Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Though he tries to control his spasms and sudden shouting fits, his efforts are fruitless: his condition controls his life. Lyle's best friend, Mike (Craig Scheffer), is a self-absorbed doctor who leaves New York on a seven-month trip to Africa, exacerbating Lyle's feelings of inadequacy and abandonment. But Mike's departure is even harder on his pregnant girlfriend, Callie (Laura Linney), who turns to Lyle for security and reassurance. As the months pass, Lyle begins to fall in love with the nurturing Callie, and the more he feels for her, the harder he tries to behave "normally." Lyle's art blooms; he makes beautiful work. Eventually Callie agrees to pose naked for Lyle, taking their mutual trust to a new level. However, when Mike returns from his African mission, he walks right into the middle of the newly formed love triangle and forces his friends to face the complexities of their relationships to one another. A serious and sometimes upsetting film, MAZE marks a major achievement for Morrow as he channels his NORTHERN EXPOSURE fame into strong writing, directing, and acting roles. [More]

Starring: Rob Morrow, Craig Sheffer, Laura Linney, Bradley White

Starring: Rob Morrow, Craig Sheffer, Laura Linney, Bradley White, Gia Carides, Rose Gregorio, Robert Hogan

Director: Rob Morrow

Director: Rob Morrow
Screenwriter: Rob Morrow, Bradley White
Producer: Lemore Syvan, Debbon Ayer
Studio: Regent Releasing

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05/29/08
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Emanuel Levy
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Full Review Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | comment Comment
08/09/02
Robert Denerstein
Robert Denerstein
Denver Rocky Mountain News
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Maze is the kind of small movie that rarely gets shown in theaters anymore ...

Full Review Source: Baseline.Hollywood.com | comment Comment
12/21/01
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Baseline.Hollywood.com

In the end, you just feel good about these people, and that's a nice sensation these days.

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12/20/01
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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12/14/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

[A] tangled, tortured mess.

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11/27/01
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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The best kind of independent filmmaking to shame the somnolent mainstream.

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11/14/01
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Morrow illuminates all the challenges facing the individual coping with Tourette syndrome while showing that Lyle is much more than the sum of his afflictions.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/10/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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A movie that both Oprah and Hallmark would be proud to stamp with their seal of approval.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/09/01
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Shows promise as a first feature ... but overall it feels a little too safe, a little too careful.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
11/09/01
Moira MacDonald
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times

An effective love triangle has to involve real conflict. This one doesn't.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/09/01
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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What drains the movie is that Lyle is such a sweet, noble, suffering soul that he simply sponges our interest into banality.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/09/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Gets points for sensitivity and intelligence, but misses the mark as a work of art.

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11/09/01
Jan Stuart
Jan Stuart
Newsday
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[The script] is a predictable tear-jerker.

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11/09/01
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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The movie has a sweetness and care that is touching.

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11/09/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Becomes a vanity project bathed in poignancy.

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11/09/01
Elvis Mitchell
Elvis Mitchell
New York Times
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Linney's finely calibrated, low-key performance as Callie goes a long way towards making it more interesting than it might otherwise be.

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11/08/01
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

There's a by-the-numbers inevitability to every scene, and it never clicks into place to be anything special.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
11/08/01
William Arnold
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
 
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