Looking for Kitty (2004)
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37% of critics liked it
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35% of users liked it
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Two guys with different sets of problems find themselves bonding through unexpected circumstances in this independent comedy drama from writer and director Edward Burns. Jack Stanton (Edward Burns) is a former New York City cop who has been trying to establish a new career as a private detective,… More Two guys with different sets of problems find themselves bonding through unexpected circumstances in this independent comedy drama from writer and director Edward Burns. Jack Stanton (Edward Burns) is a former New York City cop who has been trying to establish a new career as a private detective, though his level of success is best indicated by the fact his landlord is about to evict him for not paying the rent. Jack finally lands a paying client when he's referred to Abe Fiannico (David Krumholtz), a high-school baseball coach whose wife, Kitty, has disappeared. The only clue Abe has to her whereabouts is a recent newspaper photo that shows a washed-up rock star hanging out with several women, one of whom is a dead ringer for Kitty. Jack sets out to scour the Big Apple in search of Kitty, and Abe tags along; a friendship grows between the two men, and Jack begins to wonder why regular-guy Abe ever got mixed up with a woman who doesn't seem to have much use for him. Also featuring Rachel Dratch and Chris Parnell, Looking for Kitty premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Edward Burns
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- May 6, 2004 Wide
- Studio
- ThinkFilm
Critic Reviews
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Scott Brown, Entertainment Weekly
Sentimental yet insensate, this forgotten '04 trifle is Burns at his worst ...
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V.A. Musetto, New York Post
Burns turns in a nicely understated performance; but it's David Krumholtz, as Abe, who's the backbone of the movie.
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Looking for Kitty offers moments of striking insight amid the inevitable self-indulgence.
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Laura Kern, New York Times
A disgruntled New York City private investigator forms an unlikely bond with a high school baseball coach from upstate in Edward Burns's latest exercise in maleness.
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Michael Atkinson, Village Voice
It might be the most maturely conceived role in Burns's films, but the plot around it is flimsy, the visual storytelling simpleminded, and the general ideas for character one-note.
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Cast
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Edward Burns
as Jack Stanton
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David Krumholtz
as Abe Fiannico
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Max Baker
as Ron Stewart
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Connie Britton
as Ms. Petracelli
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Kevin Kash
as K K
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Chris Parnell
as Guy Borne
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Elizabeth Regen
as Maggie
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Rachel Dratch
as Julie
- Ari Meyers
- Peter Gerety
- Shari Albert
