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The Next Big Thing (2001)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:7
Rotten:10
Average Rating:4.9/10
Theatrical Release:May 29, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Chris Eigeman stars in this engaging comedy as Gus, a young artist tired of starving and desperate to make a name for himself in Manhattan. His dream almost comes true one morning when he takes his... Chris Eigeman stars in this engaging comedy as Gus, a young artist tired of starving and desperate to make a name for himself in Manhattan. His dream almost comes true one morning when he takes his portfolio to a gallery owner and, unknowingly, becomes the victim of pickpocket and all-around scallywag Deech (Harris). Soon, Deech has broken into Gus's loft, stolen one of his paintings, and passed it off to his landlord to pay his back rent by claiming it to be the work of a passionate and troubled artist named Geoff Buonardi. Soon, Geoff Buonardi is the toast of the art world, forcing Deech and Gus to work together to milk the scam, though Gus is desperate to reveal himself as the creator of the Buonardis. A very funny and insightful send-up of the absurdly exclusive art world, THE NEXT BIG THING is a thoroughly enjoyable romantic farce. [More]
Starring: Chris Eigeman, Jamie Harris, Connie Britton, Marin Hinkle
Starring: Chris Eigeman, Jamie Harris, Connie Britton, Marin Hinkle
Director: P.J. Posner
Director: P.J. Posner
Screenwriter: P.J. Posner
Studio: Castle Hill Productions
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Reviews for The Next Big Thing
The female characters, with the exception of Britton, tend toward vulgar and the men register at various degrees of obnoxiousness.
Irritatingly cutesy and self-satisfied on top of it all, making the picture something of an endurance test besides being a misfire.
The movie's rife with types ... but any story's a good story if it's told well, and this one is, with chuckles to spare.
[Eigeman's] driving insistence to reach some meaningful point with his Gus pushes The Next Big Thing into otherwise undeserved success.
Squandering a potentially juicy subject for ridicule, the film simply doesn't have the wit necessary to do it justice, relying instead on obvious jokes and stereotypical characterizations.
The sweet romantic comedy overwhelms the satirical bitterness, producing a fluffy, pleasant, instantly forgettable picture that feels more than a little behind the times.
The concept is simple, even irresistible, but Posner's dishearteningly unsophisticated treatment itself rings false.
Set amongst the spoiled and the starving in New York, The Next Big Thing pits artistic intelligence against a pleasantly simple love story
A clever, amusing parody of the New York art scene that's about something much bigger.
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