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10/26/02
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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
A hillbilly romantic comedy in which the hillbillies show up but the romance and comedy never do.
10/25/02
Top CriticAn extremely unpleasant film.
10/25/02
There's nothing remotely topical or sexy here.
10/25/02
Put it somewhere between Sling Blade and South of Heaven, West of Hell in the pantheon of Billy Bob's body of work.
10/25/02
A strong contender for this year's Razzie sweep.
10/25/02
Nothing in Waking Up in Reno ever inspired me to think of its inhabitants as anything more than markers in a screenplay.
10/25/02
Top Critic4 friends, 2 couples, 2000 miles, and all the Pabst Blue Ribbon beer they can drink - it's the ultimate redneck road-trip.
10/25/02
... built on the premise that middle-class Arkansas consists of monster truck-loving good ol' boys and peroxide blond honeys whose worldly knowledge comes from TV reruns and supermarket tabloids.
10/25/02
Finally coming down off of Miramax's deep shelves after a couple of aborted attempts, Waking Up in Reno makes a strong case for letting sleeping dogs lie.
10/24/02
Top CriticEvery note rings false.
10/24/02
Top CriticOozes condescension from every pore.
10/24/02
Top CriticA feature-length, R-rated, road-trip version of Mama's Family.
10/24/02
Top CriticWhile the subject matter is serious, Waking Up In Reno is played (mostly) for laughs, and there are plenty of them.
10/24/02
Stupid, infantile, redundant, sloppy, over-the-top, and amateurish. Yep, it's "Waking up in Reno." Go back to sleep.
10/24/02
Cruel and inhuman cinematic punishment... simultaneously degrades its characters, its stars and its audience.
10/23/02
This movie is about lying, cheating, but loving the friends you betray.
10/18/02
Offers big, fat, dumb laughs that may make you hate yourself for giving in. Ah, what the hell.
02/03/02
Top CriticA few zingers aside, the writing is indifferent, and Jordan Brady's direction is prosaic.
08/29/01
Inconsequential road-and-buddy pic.
08/08/01
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