It's a first-class, stylish farce with a brisk pace and cool wit.
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03/26/09
Dunston Checks In (1995)
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Reviews Counted:14
Fresh:1
Rotten:13
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Widower Robert Grant is the manager of the tony Majestic Hotel, where he's raising his two sons. Robert's very nervous, because an inspector from a distinguished travel guide is due to arrive... [More]
Starring: Jason Alexander, Eric Lloyd, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett
Director: Ken Kwapis
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Reviews for Dunston Checks In
Top CriticDumb chimp-gorilla-orangutan genre laughs, and forgettable.
05/22/08
An unruly orangutan plus an opulent hotel setting equals a natural disaster, or in this case a kids' movie.
01/26/06
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08/12/05
I'm checking out.
12/31/04
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11/04/04
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05/14/04
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05/20/03
Top CriticDepends on your orangutan tolerance.
12/01/02
Monkeys: they make any movie funnier just by being included.
07/26/02
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06/10/02
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06/05/02
Its value is ultimately just as a way to keep your children quiet and pliant for ninety minutes.
05/28/02
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02/13/01
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01/01/00
There isn't much of a story. The minimal plot exists exclusively to get the orangutan Dunston (played by "Sam") into as many odd, potentially-comic circumstances as possible.
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