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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

Max Wein

Jan 27, 2004

Neverland Films

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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)
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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 | Comment
ViewLondon

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

October 2, 2003 Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | Comment
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 | Comment
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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
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Melvin White

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Fun in a PG13 kinda way. In other words, they got off way too easy.

November 16, 2007
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Curtis Lilly

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