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06/21/02
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Home Movie (2002)
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Reviews Counted:38
Fresh:33
Rotten:5
Average Rating:6.7/10
Rated: Not Rated
Genre: Education/General Interest
Theatrical Release:May 3, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: Chris Smith (director of 1999's award-winning AMERICAN MOVIE) continues with his documentation of quirky American characters in HOME MOVIE, an affectionate look at five unique homes and the... [More]
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Reviews for Home Movie
Smith examines the intimate, unguarded moments of folks who live in unusual homes -- which pop up in nearly every corner of the country.
09/26/02
a documentary ditty that just barely sustains its 65 minute running time
11/12/02
“Home Movie” is the film equivalent of a lovingly rendered coffee table book.
11/14/02
Some people march to the beat of a different drum, and if you ever wondered what kind of houses those people live in, this documentary takes a look at 5 alternative housing options.
09/27/02
[Smith] simply celebrates the universal desire to fashion our homes for our needs and desires.
06/28/02
Top CriticMore than their unique residences, Home Movie is about the people who live in them, who have carved their own comfortable niche in the world and have been kind enough to share it.
04/09/02
Unless you're on a respirator, you'll find these folks fascinating and come to the inescapable conclusion that dwellings are not only necessity but autobiography.
05/23/02
The pitch must have read like a discarded House Beautiful spread.
04/22/02
Watching these eccentrics is both inspiring and pure joy.
12/08/02
Smith's approach is never to tease, except gently and in that way that makes us consider our own eccentricities and how they are expressed through our homes.
04/26/02
Seems like someone going through the motions.
06/21/02
Top CriticIt feels like very light Errol Morris, focusing on eccentricity but failing, ultimately, to make something bigger out of its scrapbook of oddballs.
10/18/02
The film is slight but sweetly inquisitive, and its participants are endlessly fascinating.
04/30/02
Top CriticWhat's most striking about this largely celebratory film ... is the sense of isolation that permeates these bastions of individuality in an Ikea world.
06/01/02
Smith's point is simple and obvious -- people's homes are extensions of themselves, and particularly eccentric people have particularly eccentric living spaces -- but his subjects are charmers.
05/03/02
A plethora of engaging diatribes on the meaning of 'home,' delivered in grand passion by the members of the various households.
06/18/02
Smith finds amusing juxtapositions that justify his exercise.
11/15/02
Top CriticSmith is careful not to make fun of these curious owners of architectural oddities. Instead, he shows them the respect they are due.
06/27/02
Top CriticAt just over an hour, Home Movie will leave you wanting more, not to mention leaving you with some laughs and a smile on your face.
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