Clay Pigeons

this is one of my all time favourites. it is a black comedy thriller that generates enough style to overcome other films like it. the opening to the film with "the old 97's" is a cracker and from then on the... Full review

I put this movie in Hottie Alert because of Vince Vaghun he is so cute in this movie just like how he is in all of his movies just the way he looks when he play a muderer is hot. Just... Full review

I was not really impressed with Vince Vaughn or Juaqin Phoenix until I saw this movie. Vince Vaughn is so convincing as a psychopath and funny as hell at the same time. I only watched the film because an aquaintance performed... Full review

This is a great dark comedy that has very interesting twists and turns to capture the viewers attention leading to widly creative plot. The main character is put into one vicariuos position after another conflicting his inner sense of morality.... Full review

This movie is awesome! I love Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn. Those two make great acting partners and this movie was perfect for the both of them.... Full review

"Clay Pigeons" was a pleasant surprise to discover. Director David Dobkin, working with Matt Healye's screen play, has created a film with a western flavor in which a young man has the bad fortune of being around when different dead... Full review

old school starskey and hutch dodge ball he made this movie by doin what he does now you can go do what you do .... Full review

A young man ,Clay, who lives in a small town witnesses a friend commit suicide because of affairs Clay has had with his girlfriend. Clay covers the suicide up to make it look like an accident, however death and murder... Full review

Ok I was pretty much on a real bad run with my films after watching big let downs like Underworld, Bad Boys 2, Out Of time etc etc... so when Clay Pigeons came along, I really wasn't expecting much, especially... Full review

Clay Pigeons is a great movie with an original plot, which is hard to come by these days. The acting by Joaquin Phoenix and Vince Vaughn was spectacular! I don't think that you could find better actors for these parts.... Full review

The first half of "Clay Pigeons" is an outstanding lesson in filmmaking, but the film is undermined by a slow second half featuring an FBI investigation headed by a miscast Jeanne Garofalo. Nevertheless, superior originality is evidenced here, keeping film noir alive and pulsing. ... Full Review

My biggest concern with Clay Pigeons, besides the fact....Janeane Garofalo wastes a good performance.....The movie is slow....as far as being a psychological thriller, it lacks both elements usually associated with such movies, psychological stuff and thrilling stuff..... ... Full Review

Joaquin Phoenix stars as Clay, a gas station attendant who is forced to cover up his best friend's suicide - the man actually tried to frame him for the deed after he found out Clay was having an affair with his wife, Amanda (Georgina Cates). Otherwise, you'd be better off skipping this awful black comedy. ... Full Review

That said, the main problem with Clay Pigeons isn't even questionable taste. An allegedly comedic thriller about serial killing, David Dobkin's Clay Pigeons strives for the kind of edgy humor that, when misjudged, can make the relevant parties look extremely foolish, not to mention morally bankrupt. ... Full Review

In this dark and twisted comedy.... ... Full Review

Clay Pigeons was released in the United States 10 years ago today. The movie starred Joaquin Phoenix, Vince Vaughn, and Janeane Garofalo. It's the only writing credit ever attributed to Matthew L. ... Full Article

Filmmaker David Dobkin ( Wedding Crashers , Clay Pigeons ) has his next project lined up over at Universal: Based on a comic book series by Peter Lenkov, R.I.P.D. is a sci-fi comedy concept about a recently demised cop enlisted... ... Full Article

David Dobkin made his feature directorial debut with this comedy thriller about an ordinary guy mistakenly viewed as a serial killer by the FBI. In small-town Mercer, Montana (population 1,536), easy-going gas station attendant Clay Bidwell (Joaquin Phoenix) endures a... ... Full Article

There's an excellent young cast in search of a better movie in Clay Pigeons , a spoof of a down-and-dirty film noir by first-time director David Dobkin. ... Full Article

WHEN two movies, ''Return to Paradise'' and ''Clay Pigeons,'' were scheduled to open on the same day this month, sharp-eyed executives at Polygram -- the company behind the financing of these films -- looked at the cast lists and thought... ... Full Article

From Amazon : Set in Montana's Big Sky country, shot in Utah, lensed by Eric Alan Edwards (cinematographer of My Own Private Idaho)--no wonder it's hard to tell where Clay Pigeons lives, or where it's going. ... Full Article