Director Ron Underwood demonstrated a knack for comedy in City Slickers, but when it comes to love scenes ... Keaton and Davis might as well be stampeding cows.
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01/01/00
Speechless (1994)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:3
Rotten:21
Average Rating:3.9/10
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Combating a bout of insomnia, two speech writers meet in front of a bottle of Nytol. Before long, Kevin and Julia find out that they work for competing political campaigns. But it's too late --... [More]
Starring: Michael Keaton, Geena Davis, Bonnie Bedelia, Ernie Hudson
Director: Ron Underwood
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Reviews for Speechless
Top CriticUtterly devoid of subtlety and grace, Speechless is a desperate, thrown-together hodgepodge that tries to glide by on the supposedly surefire chemistry of the pairing of Davis and Keaton.
08/12/09
The rivalry never sparks, the pace flags and it seems pointless to enter donkeys in a race designed for thoroughbreds.
08/12/09
Never achieves the madcap hilarity of the '40s romantic comedies it seeks to emulate, and some of the dramatic moments feel a bit forced.
03/26/09
Top CriticNo review available.
10/09/05
No review available.
04/21/04
Mugging to an unfunny script, Keaton and Davis are no Tracy and Hepburn, and the funereal pace doesn't help.
06/24/06
The movie's a campaign disaster from the get-go, and no amount of damage control (including MGM's extensive publicity) can hide it.
01/01/00
Top CriticNo review available.
08/12/05
There’s no snappy exchange of one-liners, and certainly not the fire that would come onto the screen if the characters bothered to talk about their political convictions.
04/27/02
Speechless is overplotted and underwritten. Every situation is straight out of stock, with no room for variation or originality.
01/01/00
Top CriticRon Underwood, the director of City Slickers, once again compromises appealing actors and an entertaining premise with a needless overlay of mush.
05/20/03
Top CriticNo review available.
05/20/03
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11/04/05
No review available.
10/30/02
Toothless as political satire and bland as romantic comedy.
09/02/04
The level of humor is dialed safely down to the Sitcom setting, which limits what can happen, and how much we can care about it.
01/01/00
Top CriticA limp, poorly structured would-be romantic comedy.
11/06/03
No review available.
07/26/02
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