Excess Baggage
Columbia Pictures | Release Date: August 29, 1997 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
34
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
Positive:
2
Mixed:
9
Negative:
5
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25
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
What Emily doesn't do, though -- what this slow-moving, sour, sloppily assembled teen drama doesn't allow her to do -- is make her predicament of any emotional interest. Read full review
20
EmpireDarren Bignell
However, it is probably the screenplay that is most at fault, and while "Demolition Man" director Brambilla again makes things look okay, his hands are tied with flat dialogue, zero comedy and not much caper, either. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesJack Mathews
Excess Baggage, a scruffy romantic comedy about a despairing rich girl who hatches a kidnapping scheme to test her father's love, is an aimless waste, a star vehicle without a compass. It wants very much to be both funny and poignant, but is more often just noisy and pointless. [29Aug1997 Pg 14]
20
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
The first fruit of wunderkinder Alicia Silverstone's First Kiss Productions, this muddled thriller-cum-romantic comedy of errors suggests that she might want to lay off the producing for a few years. Read full review
10
Washington PostDesson Thomson
This one's for Silverstone fans only. Read full review
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