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Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness (2000)

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Average Rating: 4.7/10
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American independent filmmaker Roger Stigliano directs the low-budget romantic comedy Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness, originally shot on 16 mm. Bob Friends (played by co-writer Michael Waite) is a thirtysomething salesman who works two jobs and lives with his sister. He has a dream of opening a fast food restaurant for kids selling only pink and blue food. When his boss (Evan R. Press) tells him to spend a few days with the company's top seller, Stephanie (Gheree O'Bannon), he

Unrated, 1 hr. 20 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Roger Stigliano

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Critic Reviews for Bob, Verushka & the Pursuit of Happiness

All Critics (10) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (3) | Rotten (4)

Happiness involves a warm gun in a cross-cultural clunker.

November 23, 2004 Full Review Source: New York Times

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Ned Martel

New York Times

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An endearing screwball comedy that brings to mind Jonathan Demme's Something Wild.

November 19, 2004 Comment

V.A. Musetto

New York Post

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While Waite's deadpan delivery eases the torture, Stigliano's micro-budget film plays like a preachy relic of the Gorbachev era.

November 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Akiva Gottlieb

Village Voice

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Tries to be a new Something Wild; ends up being tamer than tame.

November 24, 2004 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

Though it seems cruel to disparage a scrappy little independent picture that actually has some ideas but a story about the allure of American consumerism demands a seductive gloss that Stigliano can't deliver.

November 23, 2004 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

Delightfully goofy.

November 16, 2004 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Merle Bertrand

Film Threat

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