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| Sep 01, 2008Urban Cinefile
There's no doubt that Cameron Crowe's heart is in the right place, but Elizabethtown probably works better as a tribute to his late father (to whom the film is dedicated) than the uplifting romantic comedy to which he aspires.
Kirsten Dunst is the film's bright shining star, and the best scenes are those when her effervescent Claire establishes a relationship with Orlando Bloom's lackluster Drew.
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| Mar 13, 2007Matchflick
Subscribe to MatchFlick Movie Reviews through RSS Read Reviews / Post Review Elizabethtown Movie Review by Zara (3/13/2007) I've always kind of liked Cameron Crowe.
Crowe, my favorite writer and director, has had a constant streak for making films that continue to make me feel inspired and alive.
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| Sep 03, 2006Desicritics.org, India
The movie isn't great
Arriving at Elizabethtown, Drew goes around offering everybody his condolences until he is told that they are usually incoming when you have lost your dad.
Crowe also has a great ear for music.
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| Feb 07, 2006PopMatters
Elizabethtown: Widescreen Special Collector's Edition
Elizabethtown aspires to a sort of freshness, working hard to produce peculiar rhythms and offbeat comedy, but its repeatedly flattened by its dull boy heros predictable route to redemption.
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| Feb 07, 2006DVD Talk
While trimming throughout the film would have been smart, lopping off the end of the film might have been seen as an act of mercy.
As a huge fan of Crowe dialogue, normally that would be a good thing, but when those words spill forth from the mouth of Dunst, they just don't mean as much.
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| Feb 07, 2006PopMatters
Elizabethtown: Widescreen Special Collector's Edition
Elizabethtown aspires to a sort of "freshness," working hard to produce peculiar rhythms and offbeat comedy, but it's repeatedly flattened by its dull boy hero's predictable route to redemption.
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| Feb 07, 2006PopMatters
Elizabethtown: Widescreen Special Collector's Edition
Elizabethtown aspires to a sort of "freshness," working hard to produce peculiar rhythms and offbeat comedy, but it's repeatedly flattened by its dull boy hero's predictable route to redemption.
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| Feb 05, 2006DVD Town
What makes "Elizabethtown" special is the character arcs that populate the narrative.....Because the characters that populate the family (and close-knit community of Elizabethtown) are so warm, round, and human, Drew is forced to reevaluate the perceptions he had of his relatives..... ... Full Review
| Nov 22, 2005ABC, Australia
The film does open so well and so funny.
The film opens brilliantly with the semi-comic crisis at the shoe factory, and doesn't quite recapture that opening mood in the later stages.
Alec Baldwin is hilarious.
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| Nov 10, 2005CultureCartel.com
On its own merit Crowe's saccharine screenplay and dysfunctional direction doom Elizabethtown as one of the year's biggest disappointments.
Crowe gathers an eclectic mix of Southern eccentrics to the Elizabethtown family household, adding homespun goodness and one-liners that will appeal to Wal-Mart shoppers.
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