The reality-TV-like camera work takes some getting used to. And the even shakier editing, dialogue and acting quickly reveal this isn't exactly summer's big blockbuster.
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06/11/02
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ivans xtc. (2002)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:21
Rotten:7
Average Rating:6.8/10
Theatrical Release:Jun 7, 2002 Limited
Synopsis: The son of legendary director John Huston and brother to Academy Award winner Angelica Huston, Danny Huston gives a break through performance of a man who presumably has the perfect Hollywood life,... [More]
Starring: Danny Huston, Peter Weller, Lisa Enos, Adam Krentzman
Director: Bernard Rose
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07/23/02
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12/30/06
Contrived as this may sound, Mr. Rose's updating works surprisingly well.
06/06/02
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04/05/03
It's the humanizing stuff that will probably sink the film for anyone who doesn't think about percentages all day long.
06/07/02
It's hard to say who might enjoy this, are there Tolstoy groupies out there? It's dark and tragic, and lets the business of the greedy talent agents get in the way of saying something meaningful about facing death
09/27/02
Boldly engineering a collision between tawdry B-movie flamboyance and grandiose spiritual anomie, Rose's film, true to its source material, provides a tenacious demonstration of death as the great equalizer.
06/04/02
Top CriticWith very little to add beyond the dark visions already relayed by superb recent predecessors like Swimming With Sharks and The Player, this latest skewering ... may put off insiders and outsiders alike.
06/15/02
This indie drama resonantly demonstrates how a person's worth is weighed in a town where you're only as good as your last game.
06/07/02
To the degree that ivans xtc. works, it's thanks to Huston's revelatory performance.
06/11/02
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08/08/05
It gets onto the screen just about as much of the novella as one could reasonably expect, and is engrossing and moving in its own right.
09/25/02
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02/09/06
The fascination comes in the power of the Huston performance, which seems so larger than life and yet so fragile, and in the way the Ivan character accepts the news of his illness so quickly but still finds himself unable to react.
10/06/02
Captivates as it shows excess in business and pleasure, allowing us to find the small, human moments, and leaving off with a grand whimper.
08/19/02
I have no way of knowing exactly how much is exaggeration, but I've got a creepy feeling that the film is closer to the mark than I want to believe.
06/27/02
Top CriticTo the filmmakers, Ivan is a prince of a fellow, but he comes across as shallow and glib though not mean-spirited, and there's no indication that he's been responsible for putting together any movies of particular value or merit.
06/07/02
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August 25, 2005:
Bernard Rose Returns to Horror for His Own "Amusement"
"Candyman" director Bernard Rose will return to the genre fare to helm "Amusement" for New Line, according to Variety. More...
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