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O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied) (2003)

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Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 32
Fresh: 21 | Rotten: 11

Though it has some nice moments, The Man Who Copied spins out of control by the second half and wears out its welcome.

42

Average Rating: 5.4/10
Critic Reviews: 12
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 7

Though it has some nice moments, The Man Who Copied spins out of control by the second half and wears out its welcome.

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Average Rating: 3.9/5
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Movie Info

Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado makes his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Homen Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied). Andre (Lazaro Ramos) is a young man who likes to draw, but the only job he can get is making copies at a bookstore. His co-worker Marinez (Luana Piovani) tells him that she will only sleep with wealthy men, despite the fact that she's dating a poor salesman (Pedro Cardoso). Andre develops a crush on his neighbor Silvia (Leandra Leal), a young woman who works in a

R, 2 hr. 4 min.

Drama, Romance, Comedy

Jorge Furtado

Aug 16, 2005

TLA Releasing

All Critics (40) | Top Critics (15) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (13) | DVD (6)

The Man Who Copied unfolds into a movie with a split personality, and the second half is no reproduction of the first.

July 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | Comment
Dallas Morning News
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This Brazilian film starts as a quirky romantic comedy before suddenly becoming a violent crime drama. It's a radical turn, so much so that it almost goes over a cliff.

June 30, 2005 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | Comment
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Even after it loses its way, the movie suggests a world where anything can happen and no one -- certainly not the girl of one's dreams -- is quite who he or she seems to be.

June 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Boston Globe | Comment
Boston Globe
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Remains never better than fair to middling pleasant.

June 3, 2005 Full Review Source: Washington Post | Comment
Washington Post
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This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done.

May 27, 2005 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | Comment
San Francisco Chronicle
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Engagingly flawed.

April 28, 2005 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | Comment
Los Angeles Times
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It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.

June 2, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Long Island Press

It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.

June 2, 2007 Full Review | Comment
Long Island Press

Ultimately produces a ragged facsimile of film noir clichés.

February 26, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

A fresh and at times surprisingly jaunty little cinematic import.

September 26, 2005 Full Review Source: Now Playing Magazine | Comment

Slow, odd, a mimeograph rather than a Xerox...

September 21, 2005 Full Review | Comment
Wordmag.com

has enough heart to make most hopeless romantics weep with joy.

September 7, 2005 Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | Comment
Filmcritic.com

The tone shifts from a quiet little love story to a caper film, which doesn't exactly fit together but both halves of the movie are entertaining.

July 8, 2005 Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | Comment

The script's shifts of tone are never smoothly melded, and the lethargic pacing drags the story out mercilessly.

July 6, 2005 Full Review Source: One Guy's Opinion | Comment
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Audience Reviews for O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied)

A lighthearted, charming, very Brazilian and thoroughly entertaining little gem.

March 5, 2006
InaHH

Super Reviewer

The Man Who Copied is a curiosity. It doesn't stick with a genre, and it's unclear to me if this is a fault or an asset. Jorge Furtado, the director, plays fast and loose with the story. He throws bits of this and that into the mix all of which adds up to an uncatogorizable film. Is it a thriller? A comedy? A romantic

January 13, 2009

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  • The Man Who Copied (O Homem Que Copiava) (UK)
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