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11/16/02
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Auto Focus (2002)
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Reviews Counted:155
Fresh:112
Rotten:43
Average Rating:6.7/10
Consensus: Kinnear and Dafoe help make this downward spiral of one man's life a compelling watch.
Theatrical Release:Oct 18, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $1,818,622
Synopsis: AUTO FOCUS is the story of Bob Crane (Greg Kinnear), who was the star of the television series HOGAN'S HEROES in the 1960s. Before he achieved that particular fame, Crane was a popular radio talk... [More]
Starring: Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson, Maria Bello
Director: Paul Schrader
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11/16/02
Who knows? Perhaps playing the master of his bedroom on so many creepy videotapes did somehow fulfill Crane's urges for more legitimate stardom.
11/14/02
Paul Schrader's films have a great sense of tragedy, and this comes through with particular strength in Auto Focus.
11/12/02
A game performance from Kinnear, doesn't make up for the tedium onscreen. The film offers no insight that a synopsis doesn't provide.
11/11/02
[It turns] another Behind the Music sob story into a unique parable of life in front of the camera.
11/11/02
Kinnear's performance ... is flawless.
11/10/02
Auto Focus never explains the whys behind Bob Crane's addiction, but it recounts the disease and its toll on the man in vivid, sometimes shocking and always fascinating terms.
11/08/02
It seems unlikely that Crane was the innocent falling into temptation that the film paints him to be. But he's far more interesting as a symbol than as a documentary subject.
11/08/02
How do you make a movie with depth about a man who lacked any? On the evidence before us, the answer is clear: Not easily and, in the end, not well enough.
11/08/02
Kinnear gives a tremendous performance.
11/08/02
Auto Focus is not your standard Hollywood bio-pic. Schrader aims to present an unflinching look at one man’s downfall, brought about by his lack of self-awareness.
11/06/02
A brilliant look at the seduction of celebrity and the compulsion of sexual mores. Schraeder has found the perfect foil in Bob Crane.
11/04/02
There's no clear picture of who killed Bob Crane. But here's a glimpse at his life.
11/03/02
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11/02/02
Admirably unconventional film.
11/01/02
Top CriticIt never answers the key question: Why should we care?
11/01/02
Top CriticDownbeat, period-perfect biopic hammers home a heavy-handed moralistic message.
11/01/02
Hypnotically compelling in a car crash sort of fashion where one can't look away from the wreckage.
11/01/02
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