Around the Bend (2004)
29 %
Reviews Counted: 91 Fresh: 26 Rotten:65 Average Rating: 4.9/10
Runtime: 85 mins
Theatrical Release: Oct 8, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $117,093
Synopsis: "Around the Bend" is inspired by the relationship between writer-director Jordan Roberts and the absentee father he barely knew. It tells the story of four generations of men who are suddenly brought together by the chance to uncover the truth about their family's past. The journey will take... [More]
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Christopher Walken, Joshua Lucas, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly, Jonah Bobo
Director: Jordan Roberts
Screenwriter: Jordan Roberts
Producer: Julie Kirkham, Elliot Lewitt
Composer: David Baerwald
Screenwriter: Jordan Roberts
Producer: Julie Kirkham, Elliot Lewitt
Composer: David Baerwald
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06/24/06
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...in many ways the softer scenes have more punch to them than any of the emotional confrontations or dramatic revelations
07/25/05
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07/21/05
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An unusual, oddly satisfying film that's part road movie and part emotional drama.
04/23/05
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04/20/05
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Oozes sentimentality for the plight of these mildly eccentric characters... The problem isn’t the film’s gooey center but the flavorless, formulaic substance surrounding it.
04/14/05
There's not much happening even when the viewer eventually gets around the bend.
03/31/05
The film is not quite the deep drama or outrageous comedy it tries to be, but an engaging little story nonetheless.
02/24/05
... a student film that benefits from the participation of solid professionals.
01/07/05
O diretor e roteirista estreante exibe um autêntico desespero em emocionar o público com os personagens e tom tipicamente “indies”, mas o resultado é simplório e entediante.
11/25/04
The film is a modest vehicle for large talents and should have earned its funding as a matter of product placement.
11/24/04
At times it almost feels as if the movie is making fun of itself, acknowledging just how familiar and overdone most of this material is.
11/05/04
Roberts lets his actors run loose, leading to such embarrassments as Caine's unidentifiable accent or Glenne Headly's turn as Henry's Danish * nurse.
11/05/04
Technically a motion picture, Around the Bend is essentially an advertisement for Kentucky Fried Chicken. It also happens to be mind-numbingly cloying.
11/04/04
How does a film like this get national distribution when dozens of films exactly like it wallow in Sundance obscurity, never to see the light of day outside Park City?
10/31/04
This is the male equivalent of the chick flick. It could have been titled Divine Secrets of the Da-Da Brotherhood.
10/29/04
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