An aging Hollywood star, Joe Scott, lives a life of narcissistic hedonism, observed by his laconic personal assistant, Ophelia. The death of his childhood best friend, Boots, takes our protagonist, an...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 22, 2008
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April 15, 2009Meh. Not a dismal film but not very interesting. Daniel Craig does his darned best to save it, but he isn't allowed much room. Olivia Wiliams is always a pleasure to watch... in fact, the performances are quite the only thing I'd give any credit to. The rest is just acceptable: d...( read more)
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April 14, 2009Not nearly as bad as people are making it out to be. Sure, I'm a sucker for coming-of-age/return-home tales, but I still say this is an extremely well-filmed, superbly acted film. It may not amount to much more than "learn from past mistakes and don't take your life for granted,"...( read more)
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February 7, 2009Joe Scot is a washed up Hollywood star wasting away on sex, booze and drugs in his oceanfront house. His agent thinks Scot's career is finished and dumps him during a lunch meeting. Processing the news of the sudden death of Boots, a friend he hasn't seen since leaving England, S...( read more)
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December 16, 2008Up until the hour, this was a pointless & meanderin Craig vehicle. Then it turned into an amusin drama about catharsis, guilt & abandonment. Great to see Jodhi May. For the ladies, there's Craig with his tight ass ass.
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November 12, 2008Fairly routine drama enlivened by a strong cast who brought the tale to life.
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November 8, 2009There is a shot in "Flashbacks of a Fool" where Daniel Crag is coming down the stairs in the elegant sterility of his Malibu beach house where he stands momentarily in front of a famous photography of himself from Sam Taylor-Wood's Crying Men series. The portrait is so arresting,...( read more)
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September 16, 2009Good drama starring Daniel Craig. Flashbacks of a Fool is about a fading Hollywood star who looks back at the days of his youth as he returns home from his best friend's funeral. The story carefully constructed, with the story cleverly split into three part's (present/past/presen...( read more)
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August 13, 2009It's hard ot understand the interest of that movie because it's ultimately messy and not really interesting in it's form. Everything is in the less.
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July 28, 2009Picturization wuz great...
Bit too long I felt...
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July 3, 2009It's a good movie, with some good ideas... but the "teen" part is kind of boring.
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October 17, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
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