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Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
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Reviews Counted: 49
Fresh: 38
Rotten:11
Average Rating: 7.2/10
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: A nihilistically philosophical hit man reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he... A nihilistically philosophical hit man reluctantly accepts an assignment in Detroit, coinciding with his 10-year high school reunion in the ritzy suburb of Grosse Point, Michigan. While in town, he tries to patch things up with the girlfriend he abandoned on prom night, avoid being killed by an over-zealous competitor's henchmen, and survive his surreal homecoming. A bullet-ridden, darkly comedic tale of self-discovery from star-writer-producer Cusack. Recommended. [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack
Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack, Alan Arkin, Jeremy Piven, Hank Azaria, K. Todd Freeman, Mitchell Ryan, Steve Pink, Michael Cudlitz, Benny "The Jet" Urquidez, Duffy Taylor, Audrey Kissel, Carlos Jacott, Brian Powell, Ann Cusack, D.V. DeVincentis, Sarah DeVincentis, Barbara Harris, Wendy Thorlakson, Belita Moreno, Pat O'Neill, Jenna Elfman, K.K. Dodds, Bill Cusack, Traci Dority, Doug Dearth, Colby French, Brent Armitage, Jackie Rubin, Eva Rodriguez, David Barrett, Bobby Bass, Lance Gilbert, Pete Antico, Laurence Bilzerian
Director: George Armitage
Director: George Armitage
Composer: Joe Strummer
Screenwriter: Tom Jankiewicz, D.V. DeVincentis, John Cusack, Steve Pink
Story: Tom Jankiewicz
Producer: Susan Arnold, Donna Arkoff Roth, Roger Birnbaum, Steve Pink, John Cusack
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May 19, 1998
Reviews for Grosse Pointe Blank
Armitage encourages [Gen-Xers] to keep the skeptical attitude, but to also negoitate some sort of confusing middle ground between maintaining the image without "selling out".
For what is essentially a one-joke movie, this has an awful lot going for it.
It's the best date film I've seen in a long time: at least 12 people die.
Calling this blend of comedy and violence Tarantino lite may sound like a bash, but it isn't.
Great pace, strong dialogue, and a fun fresh angle on the life of a hit man.
Except for a few near-miss scenes, director George Armitage's romantic comedy hits the target.
As a whole, this film only succeeds in making extraordinary people and situations to look banal.
If you can ignore the tiresome romance and the incessant playing of largely inane music on the soundtrack, Grosse Point Blank has much to recommend it.
It is nowhere near as good as Pulp Fiction but it does have its moments.
Usually if you see more than three name on the screenplay line, you know there was trouble. But the reverse is true here.
An entertaining oddity, an amiably black comedy whose bared teeth double as an engaging smile: It takes a satiric bite and leaves you laughing through the pain. For that, we can thank the writers.
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