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20 Dates (1998)

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Reviews Counted:30

Fresh:12

Rotten:18

Average Rating:4.8/10

Rated: R

Runtime: 87 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Myles Berkowitz went searching for the perfect woman...and scored with the perfect romantic comedy. This "ingeniously conceived, laugh-out-loud hunt for a girlfriend" (Los Angeles Times) depicts... Myles Berkowitz went searching for the perfect woman...and scored with the perfect romantic comedy. This "ingeniously conceived, laugh-out-loud hunt for a girlfriend" (Los Angeles Times) depicts one man's heartfelt and hilarious quest for love, including a scandalous tryst with actress Tia Carrere and a Playboy playmate! [More]

Starring: Tia Carrere, Stacy Sanches, Signy Coleman, Elie Samaha

Starring: Tia Carrere, Stacy Sanches, Signy Coleman, Elie Samaha

Director: Myles Berkowitz

Director: Myles Berkowitz
Producer: Jason Villard, Mark McGarry

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Leonard Klady
Leonard Klady
Variety
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No review available.

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10/10/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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08/03/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Berkowitz is a rather annoying person.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
07/21/05
Jeff Millar
Jeff Millar
Houston Chronicle
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An intermittently hilarious, often painful and too frequently self indulgent documentary.

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
04/09/05
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

No review available.

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06/01/04
Joshua Tanzer
Joshua Tanzer
Offoffoff

Myles Berkowitz may be the most annoying human being alive.

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07/13/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Hilarious and a must-see.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Chris Gore
Chris Gore
Film Threat

Had the filmmaker gone the path of the true, entertaining, and unpretentious faux-documentary, the audience would have cheered our love-starved hero along his entire journey rather than restlessly waiting for a date to strangle him with a camera cable.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Jon Alon Walz
Jon Alon Walz
Boxoffice Magazine

A chronicle of how aspiring American filmmaker Myles Berkowitz finally came up with an idea for selling a film: He'd combine his two areas of failure in life -- trying to break into movies and trying to find a girlfriend -- into one problem.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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I haven't laughed so much at a movie in ages.

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02/14/01
Douglas Konecky
Douglas Konecky
culturevulture.net

There's plenty of spunk, but the high-concept low comedy drags on like the awkward dates it lampoons.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Documentary... mockumentary... it's hard to tell exactly what 20 Dates is, but I know one thing: It's hysterical.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A promising directorial debut by Myles Berkowitz.

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
01/01/00
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

An often funny, always engaging romantic comedy filmed in a documentary format.

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Early on, Berkowitz tells us that he has just two failings: his personal life and his professional career. By the conclusion of the movie, Myles has apparently remedied both.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Berkowitz went to great trouble to stage, edit, and control certain aspects of his film so that it has a formulaic dramatic structure; one wonders why he didn't make the effort to present himself as a likable human being.

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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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Whenever 20 Dates begins to establish a playful mood, it's liable to do something to make you squirm.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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It doesn't help that the film eventually loses its focus and has to fumble back to the real storyline at the very end.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

20 Dates may be unpleasant to watch, but despite Berkowitz's icky manners and unwinning calculations, he does find true love.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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