The Anarchist Cookbook (2003)
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Reviews Counted: 18 Fresh: 7 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 4.2/10
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 1 hr 41 mins
Theatrical Release: Jul 18, 2003 Limited
Synopsis: Inspired by the legendary 1960s radical handbook of the same name, this debut film from director-screenwriter Jordan Susman tells the coming-of-age story of a group of friends living in a slackerish, anarchist commune in Dallas, Texas. The film is narrated in voice-overs from the film's... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Devon Gummersall, Dylan Bruno, Katharine Towne, Steve Van Wormer, Johnny Whitworth
Director: Jordan Susman
Screenwriter: Jordan Susman
Producer: Robert Latham Brown, Amy Greenspun, Jordan Susman
Composer: Josh Kramon
Screenwriter: Jordan Susman
Producer: Robert Latham Brown, Amy Greenspun, Jordan Susman
Composer: Josh Kramon
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Jordan Susman a su transformer idéologies humanistes et mouvements activistes en une vulgaire parodie de leur propre silouhette
08/06/05
Offers not feast but famine...at its core Susman's film, despite its subject, is utterly conventional and as eager to please as a puppy dog.
09/14/03
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The film feels as loose and unfocused as the collective's political beliefs, at times veering dangerously close to Animal House territory.
07/23/03
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A lame contemporary comedy about a radical Dallas commune operating out of a bookstore.
07/22/03
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The Anarchist Cookbook strains for a jazzy, Oliver Stone-ish look, but at its heart it is a placid and conventional moral tale about the dangers of wandering too far off the pathway.
07/21/03
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Think of it as Fight Club Lite; the film may not fully explain Generation-Next ennui but it does have is a winning immediacy and agreeableness -- and Gummersall, who... delivers a crisp performance.
07/18/03
It's so devoid of a personal imprint that either Susman doesn’t have very clearly formed opinions himself or he isn't much good at getting them across to the audience.
07/16/03
Because it never develops its characters beyond types, it comes off as flat and forced throughout.
07/15/03
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There's a good film waiting to be made on this subject. This isn't it.
06/22/03
he film aims to be thought-provoking and funny, but this reviewer only laughed twice, and was only provoked into one thought: How do you go from The Deer Hunter to this?
04/27/03
Susman has put together a well-crafted, witty commentary on corporate culture and the deals all of us make with ourselves to come to terms with modern existence.
04/15/03
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