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Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

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Average Rating: 5.9/10
Reviews Counted: 64
Fresh: 34 | Rotten: 30

Contains some funny moments, but it's still a very lightweight comedy.

Average Rating: 6/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 11

Contains some funny moments, but it's still a very lightweight comedy.

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A group of likable losers try to pull of what by their standards seems like a major heist in this offbeat crime comedy, loosely based on the classic Italian caper comedy I Soliti Ignoti. A group of sad sacks living in a rundown neighborhood in Cleveland all have one thing in common -- they need money, and aren't especially fussy about how they get it. Riley (William H. Macy) is a guy whose wife has been sent to jail, leaving him to look after their baby, when she's unable to pay a fine. Pero

R, 1 hr. 26 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: Anthony Russo , Joe Russo

Written By: Joseph Russo, Anthony Russo

In Theaters: Oct 4, 2002 Wide

On DVD: Mar 18, 2003

Box Office:$75.2k

Warner Bros.

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Critic Reviews for Welcome to Collinwood

All Critics (84) | Top Critics (23) | Fresh (34) | Rotten (33) | DVD (20)

It's a bellini.

December 6, 2002 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee

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Joe Baltake

Sacramento Bee

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Collinwood seems like a series of sketches, with caricatures instead of characters.

October 18, 2002 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Carla Meyer

San Francisco Chronicle

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The picture runs a mere 84 minutes, but it's no glance. It's a head-turner -- thoughtfully written, beautifully read and, finally, deeply humanizing.

October 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Susan Stark

Detroit News

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The actual heist is the high point, just as in the Italian film, and so raffish and disorganized was the gang that I can see how someone might enjoy this movie, coming to it for the first time.

October 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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An infectious caper flick.

October 18, 2002 Full Review Source: Boston Globe

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Wesley Morris

Boston Globe

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Self-consciously quirky and straining for idiosyncrasy, Welcome to Collinwood is a passable ensemble comedy that never hits its stride.

October 18, 2002 Comment

Bill Muller

Arizona Republic

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An occasionally amusing but completely disposable comedy of errors that's not nearly as funny as it thinks it is.

December 30, 2008 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Collinwood is certainly one dimensional, but it's a nice dimension. Pleasant. Smile-inducing. Fun.

March 4, 2004 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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eFilmCritic.com

The film looks and sounds bright and bouncy, and it's full of reliable old comic devices like characters absurdly repeating themselves and asking incredulous questions.

July 6, 2003 Comment