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Multiplicity (1996)

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Reviews Counted:42

Fresh:19

Rotten:23

Average Rating:5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: In this highly imaginative comedy, Michael Keaton stars as Doug Kinney, an overworked family man who is in desperate need of a vacation. When pressures mount at a job site, he is noticed by a... In this highly imaginative comedy, Michael Keaton stars as Doug Kinney, an overworked family man who is in desperate need of a vacation. When pressures mount at a job site, he is noticed by a slightly deranged scientist who offers him an intriguing solution to his problems: cloning. Doug agrees and finds himself with an exact replica to do all of his dirty work at the office. But there's just one problem: There's no one to help out at home, which leads to the arrival of Doug number three, a domestic whirlwind who can solve any household problem. But things are not as simple as they seem, and the clones soon begin to act out the extremes in the original Doug's personality. Clone number one becomes a macho workaholic, while clone number two becomes downright feminine. Real trouble ensues when a third clone is created by the duplicates, who is a copy of a copy, having lost some of his smarts in the duplication. Andie MacDowell stars as Doug's wife, who is suddenly faced with her husband's seemingly erratic behavior, while the original Doug scrambles to hide the truth about his little experiment from his wife, friends, and coworkers. Ironically, Doug's life becomes more complicated than ever, proving that four Dougs aren't necessarily better than one. Director Harold Ramis handles all the fun with the multiple Dougs hysterically, and Michael Keaton gives a terrific performance as a man just trying to cope with today's myriad problems. [More]

Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Eugene Levy

Starring: Michael Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Harris Yulin, Eugene Levy, Richard Masur, Ann Cusack, Brian Doyle Murray, Zack Duhame, Katie Schlossberg

Director: Harold Ramis

Director: Harold Ramis
Screenwriter: Chris Miller III, Mary Hale, Lowell Ganz, Babaloo Mandel
Producer: Trevor Albert, Harold Ramis
Composer: George Fenton

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Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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01/01/00
Alison Macor
Alison Macor
Austin Chronicle

No review available.

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10/05/03
Josh Gilchrist
Josh Gilchrist
Billings Outpost (Montana)

A showcase tailor-made for Keaton and his maniacally comedic persona(e).

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01/01/00
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine
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Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Groundhog Day had a certain sweetness and even a sly philosophical depth, but Multiplicity is more of a ground-level comedy, in which we can usually anticipate the problems for Doug and his clones.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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More is not better, in this case.

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04/04/03
Luanne Brown
Luanne Brown
Chico Enterprise-Record

Starts out with a great premise, but fails to deliver on its promise.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

It's a showcase for Keaton.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

Whatever you know about cloning, leave at the theater door. Whatever you know about the modern housewife, shuck that, too. The feminism of “Multiplicity” is barely circa 1959.

Full Review Source: Critics Inc./America Online | comment Comment
06/01/03
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
Critics Inc./America Online

If ever there was a movie that showed off an actor's versatility, this is it.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Chris Hicks
Chris Hicks
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

The comedy itself, however, is uneven and, more often than not, obvious.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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You expect better from director Harold Ramis, who made much more with much less in Groundhog Day.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
01/01/00
E! Online

Largely due to Keaton, the movie is consistently funny.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Both assuredly funny without being forced, and smart without being smug, this is one comedy that deserves to go forth and, indeed, multiply.

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Caroline Westbrook
Caroline Westbrook
Empire Magazine

A desperately unfunny comedy lethargically directed by Harold Ramis, and boringly acted by Michael Keaton.

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

I recommend this to anyone who wants to see a solipsistic comedy about the darker side of marriage.

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01/01/00
Andy Spletzer
Andy Spletzer
Film.com

Ramis and his quartet of writers, including City Slickers shtick factories of Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel, can't find much to do with their simple premise.

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Sean Means
Sean Means
Film.com
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Keaton does a dandy job by his four Dougs, but the problem is a script that assumes a physical comedian can do it all, including twisting characters to make them fit the plot line. It doesn't work.

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Keith Simanton
Keith Simanton
Film.com
 
 
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