[Director Theroux] has a tendency to overplay things, with self-consciously arty direction and an intrusive soundtrack.
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09/21/07
Dedication (2007)
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Reviews Counted:44
Fresh:18
Rotten:26
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Mandy Moore and Billy Crudup's lack of chemistry in Dedication makes it hard to maintain interest in this confused love story.
Theatrical Release:Aug 24, 2007 Limited
Synopsis: Actor Justin Theroux (MULHOLLAND DRIVE) switches roles and takes a turn behind the camera for the twisted romantic comedy DEDICATION. Billy Crudup stars as Henry, an obsessive-compulsive author of... [More]
Starring: Mandy Moore, Billy Crudup, Tom Wilkinson, Bob Balaban
Director: Justin Theroux
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Reviews for Dedication
Top CriticThat's what it takes to make it through this self-consciously dark romantic comedy.
11/08/07
What began as an oddball study of a jagged male friendship devolves into cliché and compromise.
08/24/07
Top CriticAn ordinary boy-gets-girl movie, and not a particularly interesting one.
08/30/07
Billy Crudup and Mandy Moore are immensely likable. We like them so much we regret having to see them in this story.
09/21/07
Top CriticDirector Justin Theroux takes what is otherwise a fairly straightforward romantic comedy formula and turns it into an elliptical meditation on the merits of actual human connection.
08/24/07
Another example of David Lynch's groovy surrealist vernacular flying over the head of one of his actors.
08/20/07
One big asset is his excellent use of music, including the child-like plaintive wailing of a group called Deerhoof. Other smart choices include songs by Cat Power and the Stokes, all expertly edited into the flow of the story.
01/24/07
Top CriticCheck it out and enjoy the hijinks of this messed up children’s book writer but don’t look that far into it because you will be disappointed.
02/03/07
A well-acted comedy-drama that may feature the most disagreeable gang of characters to populate any movie this year. Too bad they're not quite as much fun to watch.
09/21/07
almost impossible to admire as a whole.
08/26/07
A weird hybrid of hipster art-house film and chick flick in which the warring intentions and attitudes cancel each other out.
08/24/07
When Henry says he can't throw away a towel because he's afraid it might have feelings, even Miranda July will want to throttle him.
08/21/07
Top CriticActor Justin Theroux makes an impressive directorial debut, aided by David Bromberg's mordantly funny dialogue.
10/05/07
Top CriticYou can see where all this is going -- author meets illustrator, crazy person meets sane person, withholding person meets giving person -- but there isn't one interesting thing about the journey.
08/24/07
Top CriticIt appears that the third eye went blind when the actors needed it.
08/22/07
The wonderful actor Theroux (David Lynch films, TV's Brothers & Sisters) makes a disappointing directing debut with a wannabe romantic comedy that proves that messed up, obnoxious guys like his writer-hero also account for messed up obnoxious films.
08/21/07
Directed by actor Justin Theroux with a surprisingly saccharine hand, the film is neither believable nor novel.
09/21/07
Top CriticThis might work if there were chemistry between the stars, but eccentric Crudup and girl-next-door Moore may be the worst casting match of the year.
08/24/07
Top CriticTheroux doesn't maintain firm control of the tone, particularly going astray in attempts at comic interludes as well as in the ending.
01/29/07
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