The Great Buck Howard Reviews

The Amazing Kreskin was a fairly good vaudeville type entertainer, This film is somewhat based on his career. John Malkovich is Buck Howard,The character is portrays is a vain, egotistical,not very likable person. Malkovich is excellent in the role. Colin Hanksis... Read more

I think the film would have been great if they cast someone besides Colin Hanks. He is undeniably mediocre in this role. He performance is flat and drab and when I see him perform I can not help but think how... Read more

This movie manages to cruelly belittle nearly every cliché it observes - a host of Gary Colemanesque has-beens, including Gary Coleman; the chitlin circuit and its yokel boosters; bimbo TV personalities; indifferent agents; callous journalists: yawn. The one hackneyed element this... Read more

This film is about a young man who quits law school to become the assistant to a waning mentalist performer. "The Great Buck Howard" has a unconventional beginning, with coloured subtitles helping to get points across. It is a fun way... Read more

Houdini was once approached by a student who told him, "I know hundreds of card tricks, how many do you know?" Houdini replied, "Five, and I have dedicated my entire life to learning how to entertain an audience with them". Buck... Read more

Why on earth did the billing have "Starring" Tom Hanks when his role was a cameo at best. John Malkovich dominates the movie being, well, John Malkovich. This was not at all a compelling movie and hardly rates the grades it... Read more

What happens to famous people when their popularity dies out? If this intrigues you I would recommend you go sit down and watch The Great Buck Howard. It stars Colin Hanks, John Malkovich, Emily Blunt, and features Tom Hanks in a... Read more

John Malkovich is the heart of THE GREAT BUCK HOWARD, and he's the principal reason for seeing this slight but very enjoyable film. An entertainer whose "mentalist" act has grown stale, Buck Howard is playing to half-filled houses in small cities,... Read more

A solid enjoyable character driven film. You never grow tired of the characters or the story and it gives you a very satisfying end.... Read more

A small artsy movie about how small performances for small audiences may be just as valid and meaningful as performances for big audiences. Who cares if the tricks, oops, I mean "effects," are fake or real? (And they may be real.)... Read more