Sometimes smart but more often sophomoric.
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02/28/02
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Scotland, PA (2002)
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Reviews Counted:74
Fresh:44
Rotten:30
Average Rating:6/10
Consensus: Though it's not as good as it could have been, Scotland PA shows cleverness at utilizing its premise.
Theatrical Release:Feb 8, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $228,361
Synopsis: Yahtzee, chicken nuggets, weed-smoking clairvoyant hippies, Shakespearean refrains, and jamming rock songs by Bad Company are some of the key elements of director Billy Morrissette's ode to MACBETH... [More]
Starring: James LeGros, Maura Tierney, Christopher Walken, Kevin Corrigan
Director: Billy Morrissette
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Reviews for Scotland, PA
Top Critic... while certainly clever in spots, this too-long, spoofy update of Shakespeare's Macbeth doesn't sustain a high enough level of invention.
02/26/02
... a Shakespearean happy meal.
02/26/02
Top Critic[T]he movie's hit-or-miss comedy actually complements the director's scruffy approach, which makes a virtue of sloppiness while preserving the essence of this famous story.
02/26/02
Scotland, PA. blurs the line between black comedy and black hole.
02/26/02
Top CriticThere's extra cheese on this Big Mac.
02/26/02
Macbeth. McDonald's. How far apart these poles of popular culture seemed until Billy Morrissette's sly McShakespeare crime comedy.
02/22/02
Scotland, Pa. succeeds because of the cast's communal vibe of arrogant stupidity.
02/16/02
Top CriticI enjoyed the movie in a superficial way, while never sure what its purpose was.
02/15/02
Top CriticTransforms one of [Shakespeare's] deepest tragedies into a smart new comedy.
02/15/02
A quirky noir film crammed full of wonderful characters made memorable by excellent acting.
02/15/02
... a joke at once flaky and resonant, lightweight and bizarrely original.
02/15/02
Top Criticdeliriously funny, fast and loose, accessible to the uninitiated, and full of surprises
02/15/02
Out, damned flop!
02/14/02
Top CriticPeppered with witty dialogue and inventive moments.
02/12/02
Top CriticIt's an indication of the movie's cluelessness that Walken is cast as the one true voice of sanity.
02/10/02
Top CriticThere's not nearly enough sound and fury; but it certainly signifies nothing.
02/08/02
Morrissette's script and direction show a fair amount of intelligence and wit -- but it doesn't signify a whole lot either.
02/08/02
Film can't quite maintain its initial momentum, but remains sporadically funny throughout.
02/08/02
Top CriticFlat and uninspired.
02/08/02
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