Clay Pigeons (1998)
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Reviews Counted:50
Fresh:32
Rotten:18
Average Rating:6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Joaquin Phoenix is Clay, a young Montana man who is distressed over the suicide of his friend, the wife of whom Clay was having an affair with. When he befriends a charismatic serial killer (Vince... [More]
Starring: Vince Vaughn, Joaquin Phoenix, Janeane Garofalo, Georgina Cates
Director: David Dobkin
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Reviews for Clay Pigeons
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Slanted as a black comedy, but fails to secure the sufficiently outre tone (let alone any real suspense) needed to make it more than a middling retread. Full Review |
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This quirky comedy thriller, produced by Ridley Scott, is both blackly funny and, at times, tensely disturbing and quite macabre. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Vince Vaughn may play the two best movie serial killers this year if his Norman Bates rendition can match his performance in Clay Pigeons. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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3/5 |
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2/5 |
An okay little High Plains Noir, but it unravels at the end.
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B |
The boyishly braying laugh Vaughn punctuates his conversations with is a true actor's finesse on his character. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Twisted and quietly addicting crime flick.
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4/5 |
Great performance by Vaughn
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2/5 |
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2.5/4 |
It's hard to put a finger on what exactly this film is, and, for a while, it seems as if the filmmakers aren't sure what they're after, either. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Brilliant direction.
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3/5 |
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3/4 |
This is not your classic whodunit. It's blacker, funnier, and edgier. Full Review |
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3/5 |
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2.5/4 |
Mr. Vaughn is possessed not only of long limbs and an attractive face, but also of a distinctive voice that he uses to command attention, even when his material is routine. Full Review |
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4/5 |
Actually brings a clean, new and very funny edge to the weathered genre of crime and sleaze. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
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It's a beautifully structured piece with a high quotient of neat, shocking twists. Director David Dobkin exercises welcome restraint; although the movie is full of macabre touches, it's witty rather than grotesque. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
The performances are simply wonderful. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for Clay Pigeons
April 11, 2006:
"Crashers" Director to Battle the Undead
Filmmaker David Dobkin (Wedding Crashers, Clay Pigeons) has his next project lined up over at Universal: Based on a comic book series by Peter Lenkov, R.I.P.D. is a sci-fi... More...
February 27, 2006:
Vince Vaughn Gets His "Claus" Into a New Holiday Comedy
According to Variety, funny guy Vince Vaughn will star in a new holiday comedy entitled "Fred Claus," a project that'll reunite him with his "Clay Pigeons"... More...
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