Duane Hopwood

Trust me - this movie gets it right. With humor and compassion, it tells the story of lots of American families and I will always treasure how I felt when it was over. Thank you so much.... Full review

it's weird to see david schwimmer do something different than friends and stupid movies like the pallbearer, but this one was pretty good. most of the stuff could have been skipped making the movie a little shorter, but overall not a... Full review

This is the closest written and acted movie that you will find to being extremely acccurate on alchoholism and the dangers of it.... Full review

This is the best movie ever to hit the screens in my opinion, it is ashame the Little attention this film recieved, it was Oscar worthy performances. I LOVED IT!!!!... Full review

There's a certain tenderness that sifts its way through "Duane Hopwood", a post-Friends starring vehicle for David Schwimmer that navigates the tentative dialogue between alcoholism and the dark cloud that hangs not just above the individual, but those who surround themselves... Full review

There is a certain freedom when you lose everything you ever cared about in life. It sounds insane, I know. But it simplifies the process of life. It means you can start from scratch... A clean slate if you will. "Duane... Full review

For David Schwimmer making a name in feature films has, and will most likely continue to be a tall order, as it's tough to shed an image honed for over a decade. His first post- Friends feature is 2005's Duane Hopwood... Full review

Regarding Matt Mulhern's Duane Hopwood, I've read everything from "quietly brilliant" to "drably unfocused" -- and several insightful things in between. Me, I fall firmly with the former group: This is a mellow-yet-effective character study that exhibits some real poignancy and... Full review

One of the perils of being known for a particular role is that its hard to shed that image. David Schwimmer, like the rest of the cast of "Friends" is not financially strapped for cash nor will he ever be. But... Full review

Duane Hopwood is just your average Joe, hard worker, married, 2 kids everything you would want in life. Everything begins to unravel on Duane he starts driking too much and letting his work affect his home life. Soon enough he's divorced... Full review

but their affection for the film shines through quite well.....Final Thoughts That this excellent independent film was saddled with an R rating....delivers a stunningly good performance by Friends star David Schwimmer.....the picture quality is perfectly fine throughout..... ... Full Review

Duane Hopwood," written and directed by Matt Mulhern, is a wise....As Linda, his wife, Janeane Garofalo is precise....There could be spectacular scenes of overacting and souped-up drama in their relationship.... ... Full Review

Duane Hopwood," written and directed by Matt Mulhern, is a wise....As Linda, his wife, Janeane Garofalo is precise....There could be spectacular scenes of overacting and souped-up drama in their relationship.... ... Full Review

P.S. That this excellent independent film was saddled with an R rating....As an honest and realistic depiction of the ways in which alcoholism can strike any "normal Joe," Duane Hopwood works exceedingly well..... ... Full Review

Duane Hopwood fails to build a head of steam. Duanes best friend, Anthony (Judah Friedlander), wants to realize his dream of becoming a standup comic. The plot is nothing new, and barely worth reiterating. ... Full Review

I'd never thought I'd see David Schwimmer in a film I actually enjoyed. Duane Hopwood is a character piece of a hard drinking security manager for a casino. ... Full Article

A sad sack has to come to term with his own demons after a long run of bad luck in this downbeat comedy drama from writer and director Matt Mulhern. ... Full Article

To get technical, I would consider myself the son of three alcoholics and the grandson of another, the nephew of even another two, and friend of many. ... Full Article

I can't say that I was much of a fan of the long-running sitcom "Friends"-I'm not even sure that I ever watched an entire first-run episode from beginning to end during the ten seasons that it aired-but I must admit... ... Full Article

What "The Good Girl" did for his "Friends" co-star Jennifer Aniston, "Duane Hopwood" may do for David Schwimmer. Pic gives the under-appreciated actor a full-course role about a character who's surrounded by failure on every side. ... Full Article