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starstarstarstar Shawn Levy - Portland Oregonian
starstarstar Susan Stark - Detroit News
starstarstar Roger Ebert - Chicago Sun-Times
starstarstar Rob Blackwelder - SPLICED Online
starstarstar Michael Dequina - The Reel Site
starstarstar Kevin Thomas - LA Times
starstarstar Jay Carr - Boston Globe
starstarstar Gemma Files - Film.com
starstarstar A.O. Scott - NY Times
starstarstar Wesley Morris - SF Examiner
starstarstar Scott Von Doviak - culturevulture.net
starstarstar Desson Howe - Washington Post
starstar John Hartl - Seattle Times
starstar James Berardinelli - ReelViews
starstar Jonathan Foreman - NY Post

The film is funny, sexy and, now and again, poignant. . . . one of the gutsiest and most provocative movies in a long time

- Shawn Levy

[F]or long stretches, especially during the first hour, it's as soporific as watching a bank of security cameras

- Jonathan Foreman

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Four stories about Hollywood execs and actors shot in single takes with hand-held cameras and shown in four segments on the screen. Saffron Burrows, Richard Edson, Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter, Kyle MacLachlan, Mía Maestro, Leslie Mann, Julian Sands, Stellan Skarsgård, Steven Weber, Jeanne Tripplehorn. Director: Mike Figgis (2000, R)

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