Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:8
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: In the placid, potboiler-perfect 1950s hamlet of Haley, Illinois, life revolves around the wealthy and powerful Abbott family, which boasts three strapping brunette daughters in addition to its... [More]
Starring: Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Pat O'Connor
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Reviews for Inventing the Abbotts
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Cast of newcomers is appealing, but this small-town melodrama is so old-fashioned and out-of-touch with contemporary youth that it feels as if it were made the same time that its story is set, in 1957. Full Review |
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In the end, it adds up to nothing more than a humorless, forgettable nostalgia piece with carefully re-created costumes and settings from the Eisenhower years. Full Review |
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If looked at in the right perspective, as a soap and not as the serious drama it pretends to be, this is quite diverting, if emotionally hollow, melodrama. Full Review |
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Offers an inventive and engaging exploration of emotional intelligence. Full Review |
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It is rare to find a film that treats teenagers and young adults as real people who think for themselves, and own up to their mistakes Full Review |
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