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Splinterheads (2009)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:3

Rotten:8

Average Rating:3.9/10

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Nov 6, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: For Justin Frost (newcomer Thomas Middleditch in a breakthrough role), a typical day is rolling out of bed at one, practicing improvised karate, and mowing grass for his best friend’s landscaping... For Justin Frost (newcomer Thomas Middleditch in a breakthrough role), a typical day is rolling out of bed at one, practicing improvised karate, and mowing grass for his best friend’s landscaping business. But when a traveling carnival lands in his small town, Justin falls for a sexy con artist and wakes up to the life he has yet to begin living.

Written and directed by Brant Sersen, winner of the 2004 SXSW Audience Award for his previous feature comedy Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story, Splinterheads also stars Rachael Taylor (Transformers), Christopher McDonald (Happy Gilmore), Lea Thompson (Back to the Future), Dean Winters (HBO’s OZ), Frankie Faison (HBO’s The Wire) and introducing Jason Rogel as Wayne Chung. --© Official Site [More]

Starring: Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald, Lea Thompson

Starring: Thomas Middleditch, Rachael Taylor, Christopher McDonald, Lea Thompson, Dean Winters, Frankie Faison, Edmund Lyndeck, Jason Rogel, Pamela Shaw

Director: Brant Sersen

Director: Brant Sersen
Screenwriter: Brant Sersen
Story: Brant Sersen, Brendan McFeat Burke
Producer: Darren Goldberg, Christopher Marsh, Anisa Qureshi
Composer: John Swihart
Studio: Paladin

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Amiable and proficient, this indie romantic comedy is never more or less than reliable.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
11/13/09
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

The leads have no chemistry; the supporting cast of carnies and eccentrics is bland; the staging is dull; not a single gag lands; and Justin and Galaxy's one get-to-know-you conversation is never heard because it's buried in a road trip music montage.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
11/12/09
Mike Russell
Mike Russell
Oregonian

Amusing, lively and imaginative with terrific, crisp cinematography, but it's often too cartoonish, convoluted, juvenile and low on laughs.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
11/08/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

Splinterheads might suffice some late night on cable, but that's about it.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
11/06/09
V.A. Musetto
V.A. Musetto
New York Post
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A shaggy comedy with more heart than heft.

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11/06/09
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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Attempts to compensate for its too-familiar romantic setup by defining its characters through idiosyncratic hobbies and traits.

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11/05/09
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Variety
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Splinterheads, which aims to be a quirkier Adventureland, never rises above mildly amusing.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/04/09
Chris Nashawaty
Chris Nashawaty
Entertainment Weekly
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For a better courtship story set amongst the world of cotton candy and Tilt-a-Whirls, rent Adventureland instead.

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11/04/09
Andrew Grant
Andrew Grant
Time Out New York

It's another tale of an overgrown kid accepted for his sweet, stammering self and nurtured out of his cocoon.

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11/03/09
Nick Pinkerton
Nick Pinkerton
Village Voice
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Boasts loads of playful characters, kooky conversations and gorgeous visuals in the suburban wilds to spare. Not to mention the reputed oldest man in the world, Frankie Faison as unlikely boy toy, and a crazed cop with the pathological hots for Mom.

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11/02/09
Prairie Miller
Prairie Miller
NewsBlaze

Despite positioning itself as a Napoleon Dynamite-style comedy about a spazzy social retard, Splinterheads seems to have misplaced most of its jokes.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
11/01/09
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine
 
 
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