Zigzag (2001)
Average Rating: 5.4/10
Reviews Counted: 16
Fresh: 7 | Rotten: 9
Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.
Average Rating: 5.3/10
Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 4
Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.
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Average Rating: 3.2/5
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Movie Info
Zigzag is the directorial debut of screenwriter David S. Goyer (Blade, Blade 2). Based on the well-received debut novel by Landon J. Napoleon, the film tells the story of an autistic teenager, Louis "Zigzag" Fletcher (Sam Jones III). Zigzag is a sensitive and thoughtful boy who retreats into his own mind to escape the harshness of his inner-city life, particularly the abuse of his father (Wesley Snipes). His only friend is Singer (John Leguizamo), his compassionate Big Brother, who gives Louis
Jul 9, 2002 Wide
Jul 9, 2002
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Cast
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Sam Jones III
Louis "ZigZag" Fletcher -
John Leguizamo
Dean Singer -
Oliver Platt
Toad -
Natasha Lyonne
Jenna -
Wesley Snipes
Fletcher -
Sherman Augustus
Detective Hawk -
Luke Goss
Cadillac Tom -
Michael Greyeyes
Dale -
Elizabeth Peña
Teacher
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All Critics (18) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (9) | DVD (2)
Mr. Goyer's loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way.
Top CriticThe movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing.
A small movie with a big impact.
Goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast.
The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.
ZigZag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted.
...the film suffers from an overly meandering pace and a central character that's just not all that interesting.
O roteiro tem seus momentos de fraqueza e o protagonista é distante demais para estabelecer uma identificação com o espectador, mas, ainda assim, o filme funciona graças às ótimas atuações oferecidas pelo elenco (especialmente a do estreante Sam Jones).
Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart.
Not at all clear what it's trying to say and even if it were - I doubt it would be all that interesting.
A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.
Though Jones and Snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché.
Leguizamo and Jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb.
Audience Reviews for Zigzag
Interesting and with a good cast.
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