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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 4

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 4.6/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] language and some sexual content

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Jun 8, 2001 Limited

Synopsis: It is 1977. Eighteen year old Vince Smith is obsessed with disco, until his world turns upside down when he falls in love with an exotic punk, not realising that she is Joanna, his work mate in a solicitor's office. Meanwhile, Vince's father... It is 1977. Eighteen year old Vince Smith is obsessed with disco, until his world turns upside down when he falls in love with an exotic punk, not realising that she is Joanna, his work mate in a solicitor's office. Meanwhile, Vince's father Harold passes his retirement in front of the television, being ignored by his still-glamorous wife Irene, who prefers the company of younger men. Then, one Christmas Day, Harold reveals an unlikely knack for performing miraculous tricks, which catapults him reluctantly into the limelight, and changes all their lives forever. -- © 2000 Intermedia Film Equities Ltd. [More]

Starring: Tom Courtenay, Michael Legge, Stephen Fry, Laura Fraser

Starring: Tom Courtenay, Michael Legge, Stephen Fry, Laura Fraser, Rosemary Leach, Matthew Rhys, Amanda Root, Mark Williams, Charlie Hunnam

Director: Peter Hewitt

Director: Peter Hewitt
Screenwriter: Ben Steiner
Studio: USA Films

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If you're looking for an industrial-strength dose of twinkly twaddle, here's your hypo.

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There's just too much going on, too many cliches and too little insight.

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Jim Slotek
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A predictable pudding of a love story surrounded by a lot of over-tweaked, overcooked nonsense.

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Steiner and Hewitt couldn't decide which tale they wanted to tell -- Vince's or Harold's -- and so we get both, each one getting in the way of the other.

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06/19/01
Joe Baltake
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There are a number of pleasures along the way.

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06/18/01
Jim Lane
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There are some excellent digs at television's enduring capacity for trivialising serious issues.

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06/05/01
George Perry
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Goes wildly over-the-top at every turn.

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This may still sound intriguing, but it's badly executed.

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Emma Cochrane
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