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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

Starring: Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz

Director: Michael Steinberg

Director: Michael Steinberg

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Jan 7, 2003

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  • Four twentysomething friends explore love, desire and commitment in this irresistibly charming, critically acclaimed romantic comedy. Rebelling against his dreary life in a small Arizona town, TV salesman Nick (The Legend of 1900's Tim Roth) abandons his girlfriend, Beth (Singles' Bridget Fonda), and strikes out onto the highway in search of... something else. Encouraged by her best friend, Carol (Fast Times at Ridgemont High's Phoebe Cates), Beth reluctantly accepts the romantic attentions of a local housepainter (Pulp Fiction's Eric Stoltz). But when Nick's impulsive road trip leads him back home again, the stage is set for a wildly comic chain reaction among four people whose lives have suddenly become hopelessly, hilariously intertwined!
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    Reviews for Bodies, Rest & Motion

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    1.5/4

    The strength of it, the subtext of revolving door relationships, would have been better served if allowed to remain more subtle.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2008 02:49 PM

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    Variety Staff

    Uncompelling but moderately engaging.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2008 02:48 PM

    Variety

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    Jonathan Rosenbaum

    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.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 04 2008 02:47 PM

    Chicago Reader

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    0/5

    Cole Smithey

    Excruciating.

    comment Comment | Nov., 15 2007 02:53 PM

    ColeSmithey.com

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    Geoff Andrew

    A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jun., 24 2006 03:34 AM

    Time Out

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    3/5

    Emanuel Levy

    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.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Apr., 29 2006 09:02 PM

    EmanuelLevy.Com

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    3/5

    Christopher Null

    It's overall well-acted but often too stupid to bear.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 24 2005 03:40 AM

    Filmcritic.com

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    3/5

    John Esther

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Nov., 22 2004 10:05 PM

    Pasadena Weekly

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    3/5

    Daniel M. Kimmel

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Jan., 30 2004 07:18 AM

    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

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    3/5

    Carol Cling

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Dec., 05 2003 03:59 PM

    Las Vegas Review-Journal

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    57/100

    Jeremy Heilman

    A generally winning romantic comedy possessing an unusual degree of self-importance, Bodies, Rest and Motion works primarily because of its likable cast.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Sep., 07 2003 08:10 AM

    MovieMartyr.com

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    2/5

    Ken Hanke

    Annoying.

    comment Comment | Jul., 31 2003 08:39 AM

    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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    2/5

    Rob Thomas

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Jul., 10 2003 12:29 PM

    Capital Times (Madison, WI)

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    1/5

    James Sanford

    Not much motion, but plenty of reason to rest

    comment Comment | Jun., 26 2003 04:21 PM

    Kalamazoo Gazette

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    3/5

    Janet Maslin

    The other actors share an easy, appealing rapport and a flair for dry understatement, which is the film's prevailing tone.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | May., 20 2003 05:14 PM

    New York Times

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    0/5

    Jeffrey Westhoff

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Mar., 27 2003 12:55 PM

    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

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    4/5

    Oz

    This movie always reminds me of why I dig Eric Stoltz.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Dec., 16 2002 02:08 PM

    eFilmCritic.com

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    3/5

    Philip Martin

    No review available.

    comment Comment | Oct., 14 2002 01:09 PM

    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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    3/5

    Clint Morris

    Forgettable rom-com fodder

    comment Comment | Sep., 18 2002 10:59 PM

    Moviehole

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    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

    Zeroes in on the efforts of four characters in their 20s struggling with the contradictory desires for roots and wings.

    Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 20 2002 10:21 PM

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