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Waking Up in Reno (2002)
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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:5
Rotten:32
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: The humor is on the level of a corny sitcom, and the tone is condescending.
Theatrical Release:Oct 25, 2002 Limited
Box Office: $108,930
Synopsis: Billy Bob Thornton, Natasha Richardson, Charlize Theron, and Patrick Swayze star in this redneck road trip comedy that is a twisted mixture of the 1969 wife-swapping classic BOB & CAROL & TED &... [More]
Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Charlize Theron, Patrick Swayze, Natasha Richardson
Director: Jordan Brady
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Reviews for Waking Up in Reno
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Like Pabst Blue Ribbon, which the characters drink by the case, this bubba comedy about cheating spouses is good for a cheap buzz. Full Review |
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Four boring characters, a painfully unfunny road trip and drama that's not quite as convincing as a daytime soap opera add up to a wretched time in this redneck romantic comedy. Full Review |
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A lot of weirdness from otherwise good actors.
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A bushel of yokel gags and labored boudoir misunderstandings ... culminating with a tipping-the-bellhop gag that first appeared in cave paintings. Full Review |
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...it's hard to imagine what these four stars saw in the script... Full Review |
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I can't begin to tell you how tedious, how resolutely unamusing, how thoroughly unrewarding all of this is, and what a reckless squandering of four fine acting talents... Full Review |
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Everyone's to blame here. Full Review |
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It won't harm anyone, but neither can I think of a very good reason to rush right out and see it. After all, it'll probably be in video stores by Christmas, and it might just be better suited to a night in the living room than a night at the movies. Full Review |
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The whole damn thing is ripe for the Jerry Springer crowd. It's all pretty cynical and condescending, too. Full Review |
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Brady achieves the remarkable feat of squandering a topnotch foursome of actors ... by shoving them into every clichéd white-trash situation imaginable. Full Review |
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It would be disingenuous to call Reno a great film, but you can say that about most of the flicks moving in and out of the multiplex. This is a movie that is what it is: a pleasant distraction, a Friday night diversion, an excuse to eat popcorn. Full Review |
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I like all four of the lead actors a lot and they manage to squeeze a few laughs out of the material, but they're treading water at best in this forgettable effort. Full Review |
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