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Creating Karma (2006)

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CREATING KARMA, a film about an uptight corporate climber who becomes a poet after losing her job and moving in with her wacky new-age therapist sister, is a narrative comedy feature by first time screen director Jill Wisoff. It will have its US Theatrical premiere Oct 16-22 at the Laemmle Grande in Downtown Los Angeles. Cast includes top billed star Karen Lynn Gorney, dancing diva co-star of Saturday Night Fever fame, esteemed actor Joe Grifasi and talented newcomers.Co-written by Jill Wisoff

Unrated, 1 hr. 44 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Jill Wisoff

Written By: Jill Wisoff, Carol Lee Sirugo

In Theaters: Oct 16, 2009 Wide

Scarcely have five minutes passed in Creating Karma before viewers may start to suspect they are the victims of an elaborate Andy Kaufman-esque goof. Surely that's the most logical explanation for such an abrasively unpleasant comedy.

October 20, 2009 Full Review Source: Variety

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Andrew Barker

Variety

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A picture so emotionally, comically and, yes, karmically out of touch with the real world -- not to mention the sheer basics of filmmaking -- that watching it feels as if you're being Punk'd, movie-style.

October 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

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The final product is so bad it's more likely to cause its intended audience to swear off comedy than to demand more.

October 22, 2009 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Tyler Foster

Boxoffice Magazine

Every once in a while, along comes something so aggressively in-your-face awful that you start vehemently giving the screen the finger five minutes into it.

October 15, 2009 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly

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Luke Y. Thompson

L.A. Weekly

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No wonder the traditional newspapers are folding/going under. They simply have lost touch with reality as witnessed by their reviews of this film! Run don't walk to see this film! It is a brilliant statement about the emptiness of living just to shop and consume. It is a spiritual journey wrapped inside a brilliant

February 16, 2010

Theresa de Veto

They OBVIOUSLY don't teach these guys about the FARCE genre of filmmaking in 'Film Critic School.' I've read all their reviews and these guys TOTALLY missed the boat. No wonder I rarely give credence to what a film critic has to say about a film I might really enjoy... As a real fan of movies (especially indies), I

October 20, 2009

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