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Hi Life (1998)

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Reviews Counted:6

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Rotten:1

Average Rating:6.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The Hi Life Bar is the center of the events that take place in this romantic comedy starring Eric Stoltz as the catalyst for a wacky chain reaction of events that begins when he lies to his... The Hi Life Bar is the center of the events that take place in this romantic comedy starring Eric Stoltz as the catalyst for a wacky chain reaction of events that begins when he lies to his girlfriend so that she will raise the cash to pay off his bookie. Moira Kelly, Campbell Scott, Karen Cartlidge, and Daryl Hannah also star. [More]

Starring: Katrin Cartlidge, Charles Durning, Daryl Hannah, Moira Kelly

Starring: Katrin Cartlidge, Charles Durning, Daryl Hannah, Moira Kelly, Peter Riegert, Campbell Scott, Eric Stoltz, Rebecca De Mornay

Director: Roger Hedden

Director: Roger Hedden
Screenwriter: Roger Hedden

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Jan 12, 1999

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David Nusair

...an enjoyable if altogether forgettable comedy...

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 28 2006 01:44 PM

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Nathan Rabin

An enjoyable little trifle, and you can't help but think Hedden wasn't aiming for much more.

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Gary Susman

Most of the performances feel both spontaneous and lived-in, particularly Scott's exasperated romantic.

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Lawrence Van Gelder

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Christopher Null

About as exciting as it sounds.

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