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Mind The Gap (2004)

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Reviews Counted:17

Fresh:10

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.6/10

Rated: R

Runtime: 2 hrs 14 mins

Genre: Television

Synopsis: Based on the premise that even distant strangers are connected to one another is some way, MIND THE GAP revolves around five seemingly unrelated people facing crisis points in their lives. While... Based on the premise that even distant strangers are connected to one another is some way, MIND THE GAP revolves around five seemingly unrelated people facing crisis points in their lives. While each person's life and problem is different from the next, they are all led to New York City, where without knowing it, they will change each other's lives forever. The pursuit of happiness at the heart of this drama comes in many forms, with a single father named Sam trying to expand his social circle through a speed dating service, and a street performer named Jody Butler taking her act to the stage. Despite the disparity between them, each character must face the same challenge--to come to grips with their past in order to move on towards the future. [More]

Starring: Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Christopher Kovaleski, Charles Parnell

Starring: Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Christopher Kovaleski, Charles Parnell, Jill Sobule

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Film Threat
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It's moving, poignant, funny, and charming. Best of all, the characters get the closure they need and when they find renewed hope, it lifts your spirits.

Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
12/17/04
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com

The coincidences are almost all supremely transparent and the characters gratingly quirky, two faults that committed acting almost redeems. But not quite.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
12/16/04
Matt Weitz
Matt Weitz
Dallas Morning News
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The performances are solid, even when the roles are aggressively whimsical.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
11/29/04
Colin Covert
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Because the performances are so true, we believe in these people, even when they're doing unbearably wacky things.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/26/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

There are a couple of affecting moments here and there, but they are lost amid more than two snail-paced hours of often maudlin tedium.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
11/04/04
Los Angeles Times
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You can see what's coming five minutes into the movie, but capable acting lends it a certain superficial charm.

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11/04/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

Warm-hearted but clear-eyed indie effort richly repays audience patience during deliberately paced and provocatively allusive early scenes with a cumulative emotional impact that is immensely satisfying.

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11/04/04
Joe Leydon
Joe Leydon
Variety
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An overly ambitious, overly complex and overly long opus that bites off more than it can chew.

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11/01/04
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Formulaic but surprisingly affecting.

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09/24/04
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Schaeffer, known for the quirky romantic comedies, goes a more serious route in this disappointing antho­logy of stories about love and forgiveness.

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09/24/04
Robert Dominguez
Robert Dominguez
New York Daily News
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Schaeffer's rip-off -- er, homage -- to Magnolia.

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09/24/04
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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Eric Schaeffer takes a stab at the intertwined-lives ensemble-cast film.

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09/23/04
Anita Gates
Anita Gates
New York Times
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In the crass, endless Mind the Gap, Schaeffer dares to ape Magnolia, telling five barely connected stories with all the grace of a juggler tossing open bottles of Drano.

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09/21/04
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
Village Voice
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Despite its flaws, Mind the Gap comes together as a beautiful portrait of seemingly unrelated ties that lead to important shifts in the lives of total strangers.

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09/11/04
Rachel Gordon
Rachel Gordon
Filmcritic.com

Schaeffer’s voice represents the Average Joe in a bar who thinks he has all the answers about the human condition but has nothing interesting to say. Yet, he keeps talking.

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04/06/04
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
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This is a solid under-the-radar sleeper.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
04/03/04
Merle Bertrand
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