The strength of it, the subtext of revolving door relationships, would have been better served if allowed to remain more subtle.
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02/04/08
Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:16
Rotten:11
Average Rating:5.1/10
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: Four twenty-something American adults try to sort out their feelings about life and love in this offbeat generational comedy.
Starring: Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz
Director: Michael Steinberg
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Reviews for Bodies, Rest & Motion
Uncompelling but moderately engaging.
02/04/08
Top CriticThe film squeaks in its joints whenever it tries too hard to make a 'generational statement,' and may annoy you with its glibness, but it manages to hold one's interest -- surprisingly at times, given the lightweight characters.
02/04/08
Top CriticExcruciating.
11/15/07
A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire.
06/24/06
Aptly titled, the narrative applies Newton's famous law to charcaters that are in rest (actually more inertsia), forced to move by an external stimulus. Acting of central traingle, played by Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz, is good.
04/29/06
It's overall well-acted but often too stupid to bear.
09/24/05
No review available.
11/22/04
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01/30/04
No review available.
12/05/03
A generally winning romantic comedy possessing an unusual degree of self-importance, Bodies, Rest and Motion works primarily because of its likable cast.
09/07/03
Annoying.
07/31/03
No review available.
07/10/03
Not much motion, but plenty of reason to rest
06/26/03
The other actors share an easy, appealing rapport and a flair for dry understatement, which is the film's prevailing tone.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
03/27/03
This movie always reminds me of why I dig Eric Stoltz.
12/16/02
No review available.
10/14/02
Zeroes in on the efforts of four characters in their 20s struggling with the contradictory desires for roots and wings.
08/20/02
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