Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler
Dedicated fans of Robert Altman will want to check out this drowsy Southern comedy, which is shot through with the director's feel for location and his musical sense of storytelling. Non-Altman fanat...( read more
)
DVD Release Date: May 1, 2001
Stats: 161 reviews
This isn't Altman's best, but having said that Altman is also easily one of my favourite directors - so even when he is not at his best, he never fails to entertain. And entertaining this is, a quirky, very Southern comedy with endearing characters. Julianne Moore is hilarious as...( read more)
Absolutely hilarious! It was wonderful! I loved it, the whole cast was great and did a maginificent job. Chris O'Donell was great as the clueless officer with the hots for Liv Tyler.
this is altman's 4th to last film and it is a wonderful black comedy that is set in the deep south. all types of mishaps, comic and poignant come about when elderly jewel mae orcutt(patricia neal) decides to join her husband buck in the afterlife.
I think of this as my own private Robert Altman masterpiece, since I know of about three people who have seen it. The story is simple and amazing. Glenn Close gives the performance of her career, and the rest of the cast is equally as strong. What Altman did so wrong in 'Gosford...( read more)
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Cookie's Fortune" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.
