Alan Alda, Bobby Cannavale, Dylan Baker
How much is a good memory worth? That's the question that faces newspaper editor Cooper after a debilitating concussion takes him from the political pages to comic strip detail. Looking for answers, h...( read more
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DVD Release Date: November 25, 2008
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Stats: 144 reviews
Flixster Reviews (144)
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December 4, 2008Hilarious movie by Terry Kinney. A good story plot that follows Cooper (Matthew Broderick) who deals with random memory loss due to an injury from a fight. Cooper is a comic editor who tries to regain all that he had previously before the accident. He returns to his hometown to c...( read more)
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August 18, 2009wanted to like this more, alda and broderick do good work, but story is sloppy, but there are good moments to be had
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June 9, 2009Alda's demented character is spot-on, making the movie as a whole both sad and funny. But it doesn't have enough of neither.
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May 12, 2009this was funny, sad, and gave us all a look at the possibilities of aging, our parents and our own, BRAVO! MR ALDA!!!!
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April 28, 2009With a cast and a premise like this, there is huge potential, but unfortunately the characters and the script are kind of dull. It feels like it's trying to be quirky like Juno or Little Miss Sunshine, but it never takes it to the next level.
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December 24, 2008Very brief flashes of insight ... just enough to make me watch till the end and hope for another glimpse of something that would transcend the rest of the unredeemable silliness that made up this movie. It never arrived.
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Critic Reviews
November 20, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
July 16, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Alda's Hawkeye Pierce charm gives way to something snappish and cagey, while Broderick's fussy stiffness is perfect. full review
July 4, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
A mild pleasure from one end to the other, but not much more. full review
July 3, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
It has moments of sweetness, but not enough poignancy or wit to turn it into the endearing art-house comedy that it aspires to be. full review
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