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2 Days In The Valley

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2 Days In The Valley (1996)

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Reviews Counted:51

Fresh:32

Rotten:19

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: L.A.'s much-vilified San Fernando Valley is the setting for the chaotic goings-on in this multi-plotted comedic thriller featuring a murderous insurance scam perpetrated by sadistic... L.A.'s much-vilified San Fernando Valley is the setting for the chaotic goings-on in this multi-plotted comedic thriller featuring a murderous insurance scam perpetrated by sadistic double-crossers, a bumbling, love-struck hit man, a kidnapped, gallstone-suffering art dealer, a washed-up, suicidal screenwriter, a pair of burnt-out undercover cops, and one of the best catfights ever filmed. Guilty fun. [More]

Starring: Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly

Starring: Danny Aiello, Jeff Daniels, Teri Hatcher, Glenne Headly, Peter Horton, Marsha Mason, Paul Mazursky, James Spader, Eric Stoltz, Charlize Theron, Greg Cruttwell, Keith Carradine, Louise Fletcher, Austin Pendleton, Michael Jai White, Lawrence Tierney, Micole Mercurio

Director: John Herzfeld

Director: John Herzfeld
Screenwriter: John Herzfeld
Producer: Herb Nanas, Jeff Wald, Keith Samples, Tony Amatullo
Composer: Anthony Marinelli

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Dec 16, 1997

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A tense, heartfelt, funny and sometimes brutal film.

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01/01/00
E! Online

Shallow characterisation, a script so laid-back you can almost hear it snoring and the occasional outburst of hokey dialogue lead to a movie a good deal less charming than it thinks it is.

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04/12/02
Globe and Mail

Smoothly constructed, for such a busy piece of work, and Hatcher's ascent to stardom continues.

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06/24/06
Time Out

It's not that this is a bad, blackly comic slice-of-lowlife: It's just that you've just seen it all before.

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04/16/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Somehow, although this film's unevenness tends to take us out of the action now and then, there's something kind of agreeable about it.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
01/01/00
Barbara Shulgasser
Barbara Shulgasser
San Francisco Examiner

A solid picture that is probably accessible to a wider audience than Pulp Fiction was...

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01/01/00
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

A quirky, multi-character collage that skillfully keeps you off balance, not knowing where it's headed.

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12/08/07
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

Charlize Theron is super-sexy, and devilishy memorable

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03/10/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

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12/08/06
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
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04/02/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

This smart movie never seemed smart.

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06/17/04
Dennis Schwartz
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12/22/03
Derek Smith
Derek Smith
Cinematic Reflections

Closer to straightforward drama than black comedy.

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01/13/04
Dragan Antulov
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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Among the many lacking Pulp Fiction carbon copies that refuses to realize its surrealistic shortcomings. An exaggerated and aimless mess starving for attention

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Frank Ochieng
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Movie Eye

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01/01/00
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

There are too many characters, but some are a lot of fun. The tone shifts, from graphic murder to wig-flipping farce, are too extreme, but much of it works.

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02/14/01
Jack Mathews
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Los Angeles Times
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