O Homem Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied) (2003)

66% of critics liked it
(32 reviews)
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Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado makes his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Homen Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied). Andre (Lazaro Ramos) is a young man who likes to draw, but the only job he can get is making copies at a bookstore. His co-worker Marinez (Luana Piovani) tells him that she… More Brazilian filmmaker Jorge Furtado makes his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Homen Que Copiava (The Man Who Copied). Andre (Lazaro Ramos) is a young man who likes to draw, but the only job he can get is making copies at a bookstore. His co-worker Marinez (Luana Piovani) tells him that she will only sleep with wealthy men, despite the fact that she's dating a poor salesman (Pedro Cardoso). Andre develops a crush on his neighbor Silvia (Leandra Leal), a young woman who works in a clothing store. In order to impress her, he comes up with a counterfeit scam using his only technological resource. Homen Que Copiava was shown at the 2003 San Sebastian Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 2 hr. 4 min.
Directed By: Jorge Furtado
Written By: Jorge Furtado
Genres: Drama, Romance, Comedy

In Theaters: Apr 22, 2005 Wide
On DVD: Aug 16, 2005
Studio: TLA Releasing

Critic Reviews

Mario Tarradell, Dallas Morning News
The Man Who Copied unfolds into a movie with a split personality, and the second half is no reproduction of the first.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
This Brazilian film starts as a quirky romantic comedy before suddenly becoming a violent crime drama. It's a radical turn, so much so that it almost goes over a cliff.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Even after it loses its way, the movie suggests a world where anything can happen and no one -- certainly not the girl of one's dreams -- is quite who he or she seems to be.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Remains never better than fair to middling pleasant.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
This ambitious and sometimes entertaining Brazilian feature tries to pull off a tricky maneuver but doesn't quite get it done.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Engagingly flawed.
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.
Prairie Miller, Long Island Press
It takes a lot of wit and heart to make an engaging and ferociously funny movie out of a dull dead end job. But Brazilian director Jorge Furtado pulls it off nicely.
Kevin Lally, Film Journal International
Ultimately produces a ragged facsimile of film noir clichés.
Brent Simon, Now Playing Magazine
A fresh and at times surprisingly jaunty little cinematic import.
Michael Szymanski, Wordmag.com
Slow, odd, a mimeograph rather than a Xerox...
Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com
has enough heart to make most hopeless romantics weep with joy.
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone, TheMovieChicks.com
The tone shifts from a quiet little love story to a caper film, which doesn't exactly fit together but both halves of the movie are entertaining.
Frank Swietek, One Guy's Opinion
The script's shifts of tone are never smoothly melded, and the lethargic pacing drags the story out mercilessly.