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Havoc (2005)

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Average Rating: 5.2/10
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Release Date: Oct 16, 2005 Wide

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A pair of na�ve young girls learn that even the most insignificant actions can have lasting consequences in this music-driven take on teen culture starring Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips and directed by two-time Oscar-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple. Influenced by the hip-hop thug lifestyle and seeking to explore life outside of their insulated, culturally homogenized suburb, pretty young teenagers Allison (Hathaway) and Emily (Phillips) set their sights on East L.A. to experience the

R, 1 hr. 25 min.

Drama

Directed By: Barbara Kopple

In Theaters: Oct 16, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Nov 29, 2005

New Line Cinema

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Critic Reviews for Havoc

All Critics (11) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (7) | DVD (12)

Despite the high-powered credits... this slight cautionary tale about slumming rich kids is a minor effort.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Maitland McDonagh

TV Guide's Movie Guide

This story of rich teens way out of their depth is chilling and nicely played. But it feels like a cautionary after-school movie spiced up with sex and violence.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Like Catherine Hardwicke's Thirteen, only with money, this is an engaging and frequently tense teen drama with a full-on performance from Anne Hathaway.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

Director Barbara Kopple strays into territory occupied by James Toback and Catherine Hardwicke.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

You'd at least expect a decent exploitation movie from this material.

February 10, 2007 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Wally Hammond

Time Out

Yo! Dawg! This is a youth drama about bored white rich kids in L.A. acting black.

January 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Combines documentary realism and an exploration of modern teen behavior within an intensely erotic drama of racial tension.

December 2, 2005 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

It shows that a movie can premiere on DVD and just tell a quality story, not some knock off action vehicle for a star past his prime.

December 1, 2005 Full Review Source: About.com

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Fred Topel

About.com

Something tells me Hathaway won't be making The Princess Diaries 3.

December 1, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com

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Christopher Null

Filmcritic.com

Aside from the already-famous naked bits, there's just nothing here you haven't seen before. And smarter.

November 29, 2005 Full Review Source: DVD Clinic

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Scott Weinberg

DVD Clinic

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Eh, this movie was kinda stupid and the characters were annoying...they got what they deserved.

September 15, 2009

Nani V

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Good, not great. I have to give Anne Hathaway credit for playing away from type, though, and doing a good job of it. i would have liked the ending to be not quite so abrupt.

January 25, 2008