- Network: HBO
- Series Premiere Date: Feb 12, 2011
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Granted, the acting in this two-man play is brilliant, but the film itself is strictly for master thespians on the loose--and people who are desperate to get into restaurants that won't take their reservations.
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I imagine it is a challenging acting exercise and a fascinating debate. But like Jones' character, I just can't bring myself to care.
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Everyone involved with this production obviously meant well--this TV movie doesn't have a cruel or ignorant moment--but good intentions aren't enough.
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The two actors do everything they can to make [it] a tolerable situation, but they can never entirely distract us from the fact that they're trapped in Mr. McCarthy's dorm-room argument masquerading as a drama.
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You say potato, I say dramatic arsenic. This actors' exercise is what it's like finding yourself trapped in a pretentious, self-important off-Broadway "experience," wishing you'd chosen to go to a movie or stay home with TV instead.
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All the early signs were right--this is an exercise in verbal gymnastics and no matter how famous the two leads are, it's difficult to embrace their characters, because they have that air of stagey self-importance, as if the goal was to be viewed from seats in the distance, not welcomed into your living room.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 30 out of 37
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Mixed: 5 out of 37
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Negative: 2 out of 37
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Feb 17, 2011
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Apr 6, 2011
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Sep 15, 2013