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Sapfest Makes 'Nights in Rodanthe' Look Like 'Antichrist'new
Best line: "There's a neverending stream of curse words in my mind," Savannah none-too-convincingly tells John in Dear John, to counter her goody two-shoes, don't-drink-don't-smoke image. (In fact, apart from a couple of "frickins," nobody ever swears.)
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Dear John, Lasse Hallstrom
Committednew
Richard Gere as the liar who just wouldn't quit.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
04-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
The Truth Hurtsnew
A lifelong loser follows his dream, and ends up continuing his losing streak.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
04-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
Covert Tricksnew
Playing the con artist Clifford Irving, who notoriously forged the autobiography of Howard Hughes, Richard Gere has one of the best roles of his career.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
04-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
'The Hoax': Fake Outnew
Lasse Hallstrom looks at one whopper of a lie.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
04-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
'The Hoax': Howard Hughes' Fake Biographynew
An enjoyable pop-history recap, one of those odd throwaway stories.
Pittsburgh City Paper |
Al Hoff |
04-05-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
Lies About Liarsnew
Conman film plays fast and loose with the facts.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
04-04-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
Old Dog’s New Tricks
Lasse Hallstrom emerges from "respectability" to craft the frisky The Hoax.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, The Hoax
Heath in Heatnew
For a period farce, you could do worse than this sweet, silly, and intelligent romantic comedy.
Cleveland Scene |
Melissa Levine |
01-06-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, Casanova
Rake's Progressnew
Casanova has cleaned up his act in Lasse Hallstrom’s engaging romantic-comedy version of his life; he's tamed down the debauchery to a tepid but bawdy "R" and learned to respect women and family values.
Boston Phoenix |
Peter Keough |
12-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, Casanova
