Buena Vista Pictures Distribution | Release Date: September 15, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
40
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
14
Negative:
11
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25
The talented cast doesn't stand much of a chance in this rambling, pointless narrative.
33
To be fair, there are moments when the film seems better than, finally, it is.
38
Miserable as it crawls for two eternal hours toward being "life-affirming."
38
Hits mostly flat notes, then a few really sour ones.
38
Giamatti provides those small moments of triumph that Duets pretends to celebrate but instead stifles with its sense of superiority.
30
By the time Duets faces the music, hardly anyone is going to care.