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05/27/08
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The Anniversary Party (2001)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:18
Rotten:13
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: This Party features a killer cast and many funny scenes, but the movie feels like nothing more than an excuse for the actors to emote.
Runtime: 1 hr 55 mins
Genre: Dramas
Theatrical Release:Jun 8, 2001 Limited
Box Office: $2,974,308
Synopsis: To celebrate their sixth anniversary, successful novelist Joe Therrian (Alan Cumming) and his wife, famous Hollywood actress Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh), invite their friends over for a party.... [More]
Starring: Jane Adams, Jennifer Beals, Phoebe Cates, Alan Cumming
Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Reviews for The Anniversary Party
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08/07/04
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03/22/02
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01/15/02
Top CriticToo formlessly turgid.
07/27/01
Top CriticThe acting is what makes this picture worth framing.
06/26/01
Top CriticThe best thing that one can say about The Anniversary Party is that it raises more questions about its central characters than it can possibly answer -- which may weaken it as a drama but not as a search for truth.
06/25/01
Top CriticThe result is something like being stuck at an audition for someone else's play, which you haven't read, won't invest in, and don't care too much about.
06/22/01
Top CriticIf digital looks like this and makes it possible for such funny and intimate chamber pieces to come into existence, then bring on the digital movies.
06/22/01
Top CriticThe film has a marvelous cast, and everyone is in fine form.
06/22/01
Top CriticNever less than entertaining and often much, much more.
06/22/01
Top CriticA textbook example of why actors sometimes should just act.
06/22/01
Top CriticA cool and intelligent look at a lifestyle where smart people are required to lead their lives according to dumb rules.
06/22/01
Top CriticIsn't what you'd call a probing film, but it's a slick and savvy one.
06/22/01
Top CriticSmart and edgy.
06/21/01
Top CriticA classic guilty pleasure.
06/21/01
Top CriticHas a loose, improvisatory feel that rings true.
06/21/01
Top CriticBadly organized and self-indulgent.
06/15/01
Top CriticThey turn what could have been an acting stunt into an intimate and compelling study of bruised emotions.
06/12/01
Top CriticLatest News for The Anniversary Party
December 13, 2005:
Cumming, Heche & Boreanaz to Work for "Charity"
Actor/director Alan Cumming will helm and star in "Suffering Man's Charity," a dark comedy indie ensemble that just began production in Los Angeles. More...
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