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03/26/09
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... [More]
Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack
Director: George Armitage
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10/18/08
Top CriticOne of 1997's best films, and certainly the funniest and freshest.
02/14/08
The action is fast and furious, and so are the punchlines.
09/19/07
An incredibly hip look at growing up.
09/04/06
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".
07/24/06
For what is essentially a one-joke movie, this has an awful lot going for it.
06/24/06
It's the best date film I've seen in a long time: at least 12 people die.
12/06/05
Calling this blend of comedy and violence Tarantino lite may sound like a bash, but it isn't.
09/18/05
Great pace, strong dialogue, and a fun fresh angle on the life of a hit man.
05/24/05
Except for a few near-miss scenes, director George Armitage's romantic comedy hits the target.
07/01/04
As a whole, this film only succeeds in making extraordinary people and situations to look banal.
02/13/04
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.
05/20/03
It is nowhere near as good as Pulp Fiction but it does have its moments.
03/16/03
One tangy black comedy.
10/15/02
Don't waste precious time watching this. You deserve better.
09/10/02
No review available.
08/01/02
A soggy, all-over-the- place mess.
06/18/02
Top CriticUsually if you see more than three name on the screenplay line, you know there was trouble. But the reverse is true here.
04/17/02
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.
04/12/02
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