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- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 95 min
- Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Starring: Omid Abtahi, Seth Adams, Jack Baun, Aaron Bernard ... See all
- Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
- Plot: Based on Michael Chabon's novel, the film chronicles the defining summer of a recent college graduate who crosses his gangster father and explores love, sexuality, and the enigmas surrounding his life and his city.
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| Jan 22, 2008Hollywood Reporter, US
It's the players that invigorate "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh" and keenly flesh-out its emotional dimensions.
In this reverential and smart distillation, filmmaker Rawson Marshall Thurber has captured the essence of the coming-of-age novel.
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The Land of Eric
Above all, the film lacks a soul.
Jon Foster's performance as Art is rather inert, and that unfortunately befits a movie that's pretty lifeless itself.
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| Jan 22, 2008Cinematical
It might have been a whole lot sillier, but Dodgeball is a much better film than this one.
But it's not nearly enough to rescue The Mysteries of Pittsburgh from its ceaseless deluge of trite dialog, obvious plot turns, ridiculously contrived developments, and endlessly familiar "coming of age" tropes.
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Im not well read on Michael Chabon. Hes one of those authors I keep meaning to just dive into whole-hog and I keep getting distracted by other books and graphic novels. So I cant write this review as someone who ... Full Article
Sundance Review: The Mysteries of Pittsburgh January 25, 2008 by Alex Billington
firstshowing.net –
2008-01-25
The Mysteries of Pittsburgh is the second of two movies from Sundance that were set and filmed in Pittsburgh, a city I spent most of my college years living in (the other movie was Smart People ). ... Full Article
Well, if you're looking for reviews... Caught the Rawson Marshall Thurber (Dodgeball) directed, Mysteries of Pittsburgh tonight. Hm. Bland. Unfortunately bland. The cast is great - except for the lead (kind of a problem). It was introduced as a "coming ... Full Article
Rawson Marshall Thurber | Published January 18, 2008 In the summer of 1995 I was suspended from college.The incident amounted to a minor fracas, but it had major political ramifications, so they suspended me for two semesters. ... Full Article
Cue the cloud factory.And if a little money rains down in the process, all the better. If all goes as planned, "The Mysteries of Pittsburgh," Michael Chabon's 1988 novel that put him on the literary map, will be made... ... Full Article
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