Hollywood Dreams (2007)
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Reviews Counted:26
Fresh:10
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Yet another film about a small town girl trying to make it in the City of Angels, Hollywood Dreams' improvisation and absurdity tests viewers' patience.
Theatrical Release:May 25, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $89,200
Synopsis: Newcomer Tanna Frederick stars alongside Justin Kirk in this story of a Hollywood wannabe. Arriving in LA from Iowa with big dreams of stardom, Margie (Frederick) embarks on a heartbreaking and... [More]
Starring: Tanna Frederick, Justin Kirk, Karen Black, Melissa Chessington Leo
Director: Henry Jaglom
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Reviews for Hollywood Dreams
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 3/4 |
This is one of Jaglom's most curious and oddly moving films. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
I've been among the unbelievers, but Hollywood Dreams turned me around -- to a point. Perhaps it's because the film is among Jaglom's best, love him or leave him. Full Review |
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 D |
Another clumsy Jaglom vanity project that's as grating as fingernails on a blackboard. Full Review |
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This film is too out there for a strong recommendation. Full Review |
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This is a quirky little movie that may have some people heading for the exits before the first 15 minutes have passed. Full Review |
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2/4 |
It's the Hollywood dream factory as seen through [director] Jaglom's lens, and it's often out of focus. Full Review |
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The balance of this indie production (Jaglom's 14th) consists of his usual weakly improvised relationship comedy. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams are far closer to reality than they might seem. Unfortunately. Full Review |
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B- |
[Director] Jaglom's scruffy style doesn't carry it through. He puts enough toxic insincerity on screen to singe, though. Full Review |
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2/4 |
The movie caves in on the issue of charm. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
The director lets actors do their thing, to a fault, which makes Frederick's blitzkrieg of a performance often off-putting but occasionally mesmerizing. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
An indifferent stylist at best, [Jaglom's] films stand or fall depending on the talent and appeal of his leads, and he's found a good one in Frederick. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Amateurishly put together and reverently self-referential it's hard to imagine this movie having much appeal for anyone beyond its own cast and crew. Given the apparent size of its budget, though, that's probably enough to make it profitable. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Hollywood Dreams is a must for Jaglom fans. For other viewers, it will depend upon how much they can take of Jaglom's improvisational style and Frederick's over-the-top, tear-filled acting. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
The biggest problem is inexperienced lead Tanna Frederick, who overplays every scene. Full Review |
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4.5/5 |
Knowing but never jaded, Hollywood Dreams is driven by Ms. Frederick's no-boundaries commitment to her broken character, a performance that's as startling as it is touching. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Hollywood Dreams is meant to be an insider's tale, but it feels like it comes from the cinema of hangers-on. Full Review |
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2/4 |
An exceedingly modest comedy an annoying motormouth with almost nothing interesting to say. ... If I ever laughed, I don't remember it. Full Review |
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Too often Jaglom's touch is slightly off, piling up a mountain of absurdist scenes rife with oddball, "human" behavior that tests viewer patience. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business. Full Review |
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