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(1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1   "As Miles, Clooney doesn't make any direct emotional appeal to the audience and yet his high style is so smashingly effective that Miles stands open to us: macher, lover, patsy."   Blogcritics.org   Alan Dale "Clooney is as watchable here as Cary Grant or Clark Gable in their prime, and Zeta-Jones exudes a glamour-gal sexiness reminiscent of Rita Hayworth."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3/4 "Half the pleasure of Intolerable Cruelty is watching the Coens play it safe"   Film Freak Central   Bill Chambers 5/10 "Why didn’t I laugh more than once?"   Modamag.com   Brian Orndorf 4/5 "Probably the Coen's funniest movie since Raising Arizona."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti 4/5 "A great movie."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti 3/5 "Give the same script to Nora Ephron and the end result probably wouldn't have been much different."   Filmcritic.com   Christopher Null "Intolerable Cruelty wants to make fun of the hypocrisies inherent in Hallmarkian true love, celebrate true love, and then make fun again -- it's a complicated, bumpy road, and the film only makes it partway."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...it does live up to its title by being both cruel and intolerable, although not necessarily in the redeeming ways one might hope for."   Cinemaphile.org   David Keyes 1.5/4 "Occasionally cruel and almost entirely intolerable."   Movie Boeuf   David N. Butterworth 2/4 "...the movie eventually takes a dark turn that it's never quite able to recover from."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C + "The Coens just couldn't nail this one down."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 1.5/4 "Intolerable Cruelty is a shallow and instantly forgettable non-romantic comedy, a new cinematic low point for Joel and Ethan Coen."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman B+ "It perpetrates such whimsy, such loopy wordplay, such manifest absurdity, that one is liable afterward to forget everything about it, except that it made one laugh."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider B "The sheer amount of chuckles in the script is enough to make you forget that Intolerable Cruelty is somewhat arbitrarily put together, never building the rhythm that would have made it into something memorable."   Film Blather   Eugene Novikov C+ "Isn't what the title threatens, but it certainly affords much less pleasure than you might expect, given it's a Coen brothers movie."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek "A hilarious comedy that offers a clever look at the follies and grief that come to all those who try to milk the institution of marriage for all they can get out of it."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3.5/4 "Rarely has strife between the sexes been so ruthless, so civilized, and so funny."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "A frequently hilarious screwball comedy about the battle between the sexes, which here all boils down to one thing: money."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick 3/5 "Gorgeous, commercial Coen brothers romantic comedy has A-list luster and plenty of laughs, but is a little lacking."   Netflix   James Rocchi 1/4 "Color me disappointed. I see Coens beneath the title and I expect quality black comedy."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 8/10 "Very slick and highly entertaining ... but it feels a bit off from the usual Coen fare."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 2.5/4 "As screwball comedy, the film is entirely too restrained, coasting for too long on recycled gags."   Slant Magazine   Jeremiah Kipp 7/10 "Clooney at the top of his comedic game."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo 5/10 "Broad and light enough, had one not seen the opening credits, to never, ever be mistaken for a Coen brothers film."   Planet Sick-Boy   Jon Popick 3/5 "Clooney and Zeta-Jones are magical together but not enough to escape the many story and character problems which hobble the Coens' usual genius."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 1.5/4 "The operative word in this film is 'restrained.'"   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson 3/4 "By Coen standards this is a minor effort, but it’s still superior to the average rom-com."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "Even a lesser Coen brothers film is still better than most "good" movies, and Cruelty is well worth the price of admission."   FilmStew.com   Larry Carroll B+ "From the introductory shot of Miles (Clooney), giving garbled instructions on his cell phone, his teeth surgically shrouded as his whitening treatment cures, we know we're in the movie world of the Coen brothers"   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "Zeta-Jones and Clooney, movie stars in the best sense of the term, pitch their performances perfectly."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 2/4 "The Coen brothers have been kept at bay, and it's not an encouraging sight."   Mark Reviews Movies   Mark Dujsik 6/10 "That is uncharacteristic of the inventive Coen Brothers. Adequate for a fun night but disappointing as a Coen Brothers film."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper "[F]ull of a wit and a wickedness that’s old-fashioned only in that there’s not much like it to be found these days."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "This film is like a Trojan horse; it pretends to be all cute and cuddly, but underneath that façade are some very large fangs."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "Clooney and Zeta Jones have impeccable comic timing, frst-rate acting talent and movie star magic, which keeps their characters both real and sizzlingly sexy."   Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies   Nell Minow ""Intolerable Cruelty merely resembles a typical Hollywood love story embellished with a few signature Coen touches.""   Nitrate Online   Nick Schager "The resulting film is pretty odd-there are numerous moments throughout that are identifiably Coenesque, I suppose, but it never really feels like a true Coen Brothers film. It feels more like what it is; a standard-issue romantic comedy that occasionally"   Critic Doctor   Peter Sobczynski 4/5 "The dialog snaps and crackles with life, burying hilarious jokes in almost every line and keeping the cast on their toes."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline 4/5 "This is the Coens dabbling in the mainstream, and bending it to their will."   eFilmCritic.com   Rob Gonsalves A- "Intolerable Cruelty doesn't rank up with the Coens' best work, but it produces laughter in gushes and enough originality to ensure it won't be forgotten."   Flipside Movie Emporium   Rob Vaux B "A funny, entertaining movie with witty dialogue and great performances."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten A- "Despite the film’s conventional comedic material, we’re still rooted firmly in Coen Brothers territory."   Eclipse Magazine   Sean O'Connell 2.5/4 "Marked by a tossed-off feeling: a distinct impression that America's most viable auteur brats had taken an unfamiliar path with minimal investment for uncertain gain."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 8/10 Read review   www.susangranger.com   Susan Granger  (1 - 46) of 46 OFCS Rating: 69% Fresh Page   1