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
No review available.
12/05/03
The charms of the performances and the likable, subtle comic driftings can be quite stimulating.
01/01/00
It's overall well-acted but often too stupid to bear.
09/24/05
Excruciating.
11/15/07
No review available.
01/30/04
It has barely enough wisdom to fill a fortune cookie but it's no pain to sit through.
01/01/00
Top CriticAptly 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
Zeroes in on the efforts of four characters in their 20s struggling with the contradictory desires for roots and wings.
08/20/02
A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire.
06/24/06
In an era when many motion pictures are going for 'big,' it's nice to see well-known actors in a 'small' film like this.
01/01/00
Top CriticNot 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
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
No review available.
11/22/04
The 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 CriticAnnoying.
07/31/03
They may be archetypes of my peers, but it's really hard to even care.
01/01/00
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