If writer/director Finn Taylor could have made up his mind about the movie he was making, it would have held together better.
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09/09/07
The Darwin Awards (2006)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:3
Rotten:9
Average Rating:4.9/10
Theatrical Release:Nov 30, 1999 Limited
Synopsis: The Darwin Awards are a real-life phenomenon presented to individuals who improve the human gene pool by removing themselves from it when they accidentally kill themselves in incredibly stupid... [More]
Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Winona Ryder, Chris Penn, David Arquette
Director: Finn Taylor
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Reviews for The Darwin Awards
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Writer/ director Finn Taylor's problem is that he wrote a painfully weak script, mostly wasting both acting talent and funny stories in the process.
08/09/07
A delightful, winning tribute to those annual kudos given to people who died from sheer stupidity, thereby improving the gene pool.
09/13/07
It's not the diversion from source material that bothers me; it's the way in which the diversions are bland, listless, annoyingly familiar, and patently unengaging.
01/30/06
Will probably deserve a Darwin Award itself after dying quietly at the box office and thus strengthening the art of filmmaking in general.
02/27/06
While the film has some funky flaws, it’s a terrific satire and is downright hilarious.
02/07/06
tries so very hard but just doesn't manage to be very funny
08/06/07
Taylor and his friends seem to be having a great time but could have let the audience in on the joke.
01/31/06
Just a voyeuristic excuse to watch people die in different ways.
08/27/07
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10/20/07
The humor dissipates as we watch one weird death after another.
09/07/07
Top CriticSports too many formulaic weaknesses of mainstream laffers while straining for an indie cred that hitherto came naturally to writer-director Finn Taylor.
01/26/06
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