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An off-putting combination of earnestness and apparent disregard for audience involvement. Feb 23, 2005
An off-putting combination of earnestness and apparent disregard for audience involvement.
Sheri Linden
Are the filmmakers making meta use of a bland, uncharismatic actor to play a bland, uncharismatic actor who plays one of the theater's most memorable men? Nah, thinking like that requires panache. Feb 23, 2005 | Rating: F | Full Review…
Are the filmmakers making meta use of a bland, uncharismatic actor to play a bland, uncharismatic actor who plays one of the theater's most memorable men? Nah, thinking like that requires panache.
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Bigger lopes along endlessly, a no-surprises foray into backstage high jinks and the notion of life as the best acting coach there is. Feb 22, 2005 | Full Review…
Bigger lopes along endlessly, a no-surprises foray into backstage high jinks and the notion of life as the best acting coach there is.
Ed Park
Nearly two hours of an earnest, predictable comedy about a pathetic schlemiel who hopes to redeem himself by acting in the community theater. Feb 18, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/4
Nearly two hours of an earnest, predictable comedy about a pathetic schlemiel who hopes to redeem himself by acting in the community theater.
Debra Birnbaum
It's strictly amateur hour. Feb 18, 2005 | Rating: 1.5/4
It's strictly amateur hour.
Jami Bernard
Painfully well-intentioned, the film is undone by a lead character who undermines any goodwill earned by the performances of John Corbett, Amy Smart, Clare Higgins, Allan Corduner, Patty Duke and Sean Astin. Feb 17, 2005 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Painfully well-intentioned, the film is undone by a lead character who undermines any goodwill earned by the performances of John Corbett, Amy Smart, Clare Higgins, Allan Corduner, Patty Duke and Sean Astin.
Kevin Thomas
Unwatchable mushy comedy. Oct 29, 2017 | Rating: C | Full Review…
Unwatchable mushy comedy.
Dennis Schwartz
Bigger Than the Sky is, like its lead character, equal parts endearing and exasperating. Feb 23, 2005 | Full Review…
Bigger Than the Sky is, like its lead character, equal parts endearing and exasperating.
Daniel Eagan
Feels constrained by its unshakable predisposition toward actorly fawning. Feb 20, 2005 | Rating: 0.5/5 | Full Review…
Feels constrained by its unshakable predisposition toward actorly fawning.
Marc Savlov
The story is as predictable as it is saccharine. Apart from the presence of local landmarks, there's no reason the Rose City should be proud of this effort. Feb 18, 2005 | Rating: D | Full Review…
The story is as predictable as it is saccharine. Apart from the presence of local landmarks, there's no reason the Rose City should be proud of this effort.
Marc Mohan
As the main character learns his life lesson from those kooky thespians, the rest of us are just reminded why we avoided drama club in the first place. Feb 18, 2005 | Rating: D | Full Review…
As the main character learns his life lesson from those kooky thespians, the rest of us are just reminded why we avoided drama club in the first place.
E! Staff
A sweet story can't overcome a seriously flawed film. Feb 17, 2005 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A sweet story can't overcome a seriously flawed film.
Jeff Otto
So many things wrong with this flick, starting with a protagonist who, although "nice enough," just isn't very likeable.
Super Reviewer
Ahh, the theater, the theater, and here's a nod to loving the stage life by first time director Corley ... that sadly fails only with the casting of the lead, who embodies the drone he begins as at first, yet cannot realise the character arc to larger-than-life animal that the script calls for later. What is interesting though, beside the main plots fail, is Patty Duke and her son working together (and that she is a twin once more!).
Josh Corbett was great, Marcus Thomas was one-dimensional. This film took 3 days for me to watch....had to keep taking breaks to power through it.
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