Zig Zag (2002)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:7
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.
Theatrical Release:Jun 21, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Zigzag (Sam Jones III) is the autistic son of crack-addict Fletcher (Wesley Snipes). Though his father offers little guidance, the boy gets guidance from his "Big Brother," Dean... [More]
Starring: Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sam Jones
Director: David S. Goyer
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Reviews for Zig Zag
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2/4 |
...the film suffers from an overly meandering pace and a central character that's just not all that interesting. Full Review |
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3/5 |
O roteiro tem seus momentos de fraqueza e o protagonista é distante demais para estabelecer uma identificação com o espectador, mas, ainda assim, o filme funciona graças às ótimas atuações oferecidas pelo elenco (especialmente a do estreante Sam Jones).
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4/5 |
Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart. Full Review |
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Not at all clear what it’s trying to say and even if it were – I doubt it would be all that interesting. Full Review |
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Mr. Goyer’s loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way. Full Review |
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3/4 |
The movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing. Full Review |
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Goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast. Full Review |
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A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A small movie with a big impact. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him. Full Review |
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2/5 |
ZigZag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted. Full Review |
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Though Jones and Snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.
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3.5/5 |
Leguizamo and Jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb. Full Review |
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An ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Zig Zag
June 27, 2005:
David Goyer Will Helm an "Invisible" Adaptation
Writer/director David S. Goyer will helm "The Invisible" for Spyglass Entertainment and Touchstone Pictures, says The Hollywood Reporter. Mick Davis' screenplay (which... More...
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