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Raising Flagg (2006)

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An elderly community handyman and notorious curmudgeon effectively isolates himself from his friends and neighbors by suing his lifelong best friend over a minor transgression in director Neal Miller's character-driven comedy drama. Flagg Purdy (Alan Arkin) is a cantankerous old coot who prides himself on principle. Despite Flagg's gruff exterior, his longtime wife, Ada (Barbara Dana), still cherishes her husband, and knows that his heart has always been in the right place. The pair's six grown

PG-13, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Comedy

Neal Miller, Nancy Miller, Dorothy Velasco

Jan 15, 2008

Cinema Libre

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Most of the confrontations play out tepidly and predictably.

October 1, 2007 Comment
Hollywood Reporter
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Too bad the offscreen intrigue doesn't make up for what flags in Flagg.

February 7, 2007 Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | Comment
Entertainment Weekly
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Dana is really the heart of the movie, giving a subtle, low-key performance.

October 12, 2007 Comment

Miller's affection for the Purdys... and their rustic way of life can't compensate for the script's clunky pacing and occasional moralizing.

October 5, 2007 Comment
Salt Lake Tribune

Crusty characters, a bluegrass soundtrack and a dysfunctional family that could exist only in the minds of Hollywood screenwriters make this film more precious than real -- or funny.

October 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Comment
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Alan Arkin has the enviable ability of making nearly everything he's in watchable. Sadly, Raising Flagg sorely tests that ability.

October 4, 2007 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Feels like a TV movie.

September 28, 2007 Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | Comment
Los Angeles Daily News

Erich Roland's HD cinematography is the only element of the film one can honestly enjoy.

September 27, 2007 Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | Comment
L.A. Weekly

Has some fine moments for Alan Arkin and his ex-wife Barbara Dana, but its bloated inconsequentiality is simply head-shaking.

February 12, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International | Comment
Film Journal International

Some of the characters' problems are wrapped up a bit too neatly, but the mild contrivances work because the principles are so endearing -- we want them to be happy, so when they are, it's satisfying, even if the happy moments aren't so honestly achieved.

February 2, 2007 Comment
Reel.com

The story is fairly slight and some of the characters are broadly drawn or not sketched at all.

February 2, 2007 Full Review Source: Murphy's Movie Reviews | Comment
Murphy's Movie Reviews

Alan Arkin tries, but fails, as the gold standard curmudgeon who never had it so good.

January 31, 2007 Comment
Monsters and Critics

It's slight stuff, with several conflicts settled off-screen, but it's not without its low-key charms.

October 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Oregonian | Comment
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