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The Low Life (1995)

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Reviews Counted:9

Fresh:5

Rotten:4

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: This black comedy explores the dreary lives of a group of frustrated college graduates in Los Angeles. After finishing his studies at Yale, John travels to Hollywood with dreams of finding... This black comedy explores the dreary lives of a group of frustrated college graduates in Los Angeles. After finishing his studies at Yale, John travels to Hollywood with dreams of finding success as an author. However, things don't quite work out. Along with his buddies from college, John spends much of his time goofing around. With his writing going nowhere, he takes a temporary job working for a credit card company, and then for a slum lord. Into John's life steps Andrew, a nerd who becomes his new roommate. Friendly to an extreme, Andrew quickly is made the target of abuse by John and his friends, who can't bear the newcomer's niceness. Meanwhile, John also repulses the advances of a pretty Southern floozy who keeps coming on to him. Will John and his slacker buddies manage to find a direction for their aimless lives? [More]

Starring: Sean Astin, Rory Cochrane, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays

Starring: Sean Astin, Rory Cochrane, Ron Livingston, Jefferson Mays, Sara Melson, Christian Meoli, Kyra Sedgwick, Shawnee Smith, J.T. Walsh, Renee Zelwegger, James Le Gros

Director: George Hickenlooper

Director: George Hickenlooper
Composer: Bill Boll
Screenwriter: John Enbom, George Hickenlooper
Story: John Enbom
Producer: Donald Zuckerman, Tobin Heminway

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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

There's something beguiling about The Low Life.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
04/09/02
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle
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04/10/02
Gary Susman
Gary Susman
Boston Phoenix

Cochrane, Sedgwick and the always-cast- for-dopey LeGros are fine, but it's Astin that again shines, and it's primarily his performance that makes The Low Life an engaging sit.

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06/05/02
Kim Williamson
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Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
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A modest but deeply felt film with a solid ensemble cast.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/09/02
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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The movie belongs to Astin, who brings to the role of Andrew the same intense burning-eyed sincerity with which he imbued the title role of a football-obsessed Notre Dame student in Rudy.

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04/09/02
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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Sean Astin's superbly moving performance nearly saves this flick.

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02/10/04
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
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Hickenlooper shows these lonely, mediocre people for what they are but without ever condescending to them or nudging us to feel superior to them.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
04/09/02
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

Preternaturally sleazy but strangely watchable.

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08/03/02
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)
 
 
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