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Scorched (2002)

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A handful of disgruntled bank employees decide to stage a robbery, but with no plans of doing it together, in this comedy. Sheila (Alicia Silverstone) is a teller at a small town bank who reaches her breaking point when her boyfriend, Rick Becker (Joshua Leonard), who also happens to be her boss, breaks up with her after three years of stringing her along, both emotionally and professionally. In order to get revenge against Rick, Sheila decides to rob the bank, but come the night of the heist,

PG-13, 1 hr. 35 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Gavin Grazer

Written By: Max Wein

In Theaters: Jul 25, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Jan 27, 2004

Neverland Films

Cast

Rachael Leigh Cook
Shmally
Alicia Silverstone
Sheila
Woody Harrelson
Jason
John Cleese
Charles Merchant
Paulo Costanzo
Stuart
David Krumholtz
Max
Jeffrey Tambor
Ivan Sergei
Mark
Joshua Leonard
Rick Becker
Marcus Thomas
Carter Doleman
Gavin Grazer
Cletis
Steven Shenbaum
Winston
Max Wein
Loomis

Critic Reviews for Scorched

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Screenwriter Joe Wein has smartly wired these three bizarre personal stories into a raucously satisfying triumph of good over evil.

June 3, 2003 Comment (1)

Duane Byrge

Hollywood Reporter

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The comedy is extremely broad and there's a slight air of desperation to the whole thing, as if the film is trying too hard to be quirky and likeable.

December 8, 2005 Full Review Source: ViewLondon

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Matthew Turner

ViewLondon

It feels completely pointless, despite some entertaining sequences and gifted performers.

October 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

The word 'quirky' should be stricken from the English language if Hollywood doesn't stop churning out comedic romps that try too hard.

June 3, 2003 Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine

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Susan Green

Boxoffice Magazine

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Shmally: You wanna jack with the ripper?�"To break out... You gotta break in"Although not as clever as it tries to be and not as funny as it needs to be Scorched is still pretty entertaining. In the end though, it's just not enough. The cast should be great, but only one character is all that interesting and that's

August 12, 2011