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Shortcut to Happiness (2007)

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language and sexual content.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Theatrical Release: Jul 13, 2007 Limited

Synopsis: Set in contemporary New York's literary world, this is a re-telling of the classic fable of a man who sells his soul to the devil for fame and fortune and ultimately decides that he wants to get it back. Jabez Stone, a down and out writer, exchanges his soul for a successful literary career, but... Set in contemporary New York's literary world, this is a re-telling of the classic fable of a man who sells his soul to the devil for fame and fortune and ultimately decides that he wants to get it back. Jabez Stone, a down and out writer, exchanges his soul for a successful literary career, but soon realizes it was a mistake. Jabez must enlist the help of Daniel Webster in order to win his soul back from the Devil. --© Yari Film Group [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Alec Baldwin, Jennifer "Love" Hewitt, Kim Cattrall, Dan Aykroyd

Director: Harry Kirkpatrick
Screenwriter: Pete Dexter, Bill Condon, Nancy Cassaro
Producer: David C. Glasser, Adam Stone
Composer: Christopher Young

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1.5/5

Awkwardly paced, indifferently acted and laughably hokey.

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07/12/07
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly
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2/4

Much of the fault can be distributed to Hewitt's performance which has neither the zing nor the menace to effectively sell us that she has any credible advantage over heavyweights like Baldwin and Hopkins.

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07/12/07
Erik Childress
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Baldwin, like so many thesp-helmers, lacks an instinctive sense of how to place and move the camera.

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07/12/07
Scott Foundas
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1/4

Has to be seen to be believed -- a very rare case of a movie that's such an utter train wreck you can't stop watching.

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07/13/07
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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4/5

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07/17/07
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