Critic Reviews

• Tom Keogh, Seattle Times

  This is one of Jaglom's most curious and oddly moving films.

• Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

  I've been among the unbelievers, but Hollywood Dreams turned me around -- to a point. Perhaps it's because the film is among Jaglom's best, love him or leave him.

• Mary Houlihan, Chicago Sun-Times

  It's the Hollywood dream factory as seen through [director] Jaglom's lens, and it's often out of focus.

• J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader

  The balance of this indie production (Jaglom's 14th) consists of his usual weakly improvised relationship comedy.

• Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune

  Jaglom's Hollywood Dreams are far closer to reality than they might seem. Unfortunately.

• Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

  [Director] Jaglom's scruffy style doesn't carry it through. He puts enough toxic insincerity on screen to singe, though.

• Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion

  Another clumsy Jaglom vanity project that's as grating as fingernails on a blackboard.

• Jeanne Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan

  This film is too out there for a strong recommendation.

• David Kaplan, Kaplan vs. Kaplan

  This is a quirky little movie that may have some people heading for the exits before the first 15 minutes have passed.

• Peter Canavese, Groucho Reviews

  The director lets actors do their thing, to a fault, which makes Frederick's blitzkrieg of a performance often off-putting but occasionally mesmerizing.

• Ken Fox, TV Guide's Movie Guide

  An indifferent stylist at best, [Jaglom's] films stand or fall depending on the talent and appeal of his leads, and he's found a good one in Frederick.

• Steve Rhodes, Internet Reviews

  An exceedingly modest comedy an annoying motormouth with almost nothing interesting to say. ... If I ever laughed, I don't remember it.

• David Noh, Film Journal International

  Too often Jaglom's touch is slightly off, piling up a mountain of absurdist scenes rife with oddball, "human" behavior that tests viewer patience.

• Jim Hemphill, Reel.com

  Like John Cassavetes and Martin Scorsese, Jaglom knows how to push a scene into realms of such emotional nakedness that the viewer starts to feel like a voyeur looking in on relationships that are none of his or her business.

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