This satirical comedy is a connoisseur's delight, with Steve Buscemi in top form as the runt of a paparazzo who tries to exploit a homeless young man.
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10/27/07
Delirious (2007)
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Reviews Counted:55
Fresh:46
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: A funny, energetic satire of the paparazzi life and the entertainment industry, Delirious is another winner for indie helmer Tom DiCillo.
Synopsis: Director Tom DiCillo scrutinizes the entertainment industry once again (see also: LIVING IN OBLIVION and THE REAL BLONDE) with DELIRIOUS. The film stars Steve Buscemi as a scuzzy New York... [More]
Starring: Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, Alison Lohman, Gina Gershon
Director: Tom DiCillo
Reviews for Delirious
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11/02/07
Top CriticDiCillo finds comedy in the tragic, depth in the shallowness, and surprises in the cliché
09/12/07
Delirious, is among DiCillo's best, and returns to the central theme of his career: the elusive and destructive nature of fame.
08/16/07
Tom DiCillo’s Delirious, from his own screenplay, presents a paparazzo’s worm’s-eye view of the ridiculous world of celebrity culture.
09/05/07
Steve Buscemi and Michael Pitt are easily the best odd couple the movies have seen since Walter Matthau and Jack Lemmon.
03/15/09
The film's got some good, amusing moments and, perhaps, an insight or two into hanger-on psychology.
08/16/07
A joyously raucous, sexy, deliciously biting fable...Delirious is superbly entertaining and completely satisfying
01/23/07
There's enough retro modern social satire here to support the comical efforts of a talented cast adding layers of emotional nuance. Alison Lohman ("White Oleander") remains a rising star with yet another inspired performance that surprises and charms.
08/16/07
It's not as sharp as his indie gems from the mid-1990s, but the thing's packed with bright performances and unique characters, which is what DiCillo does best.
05/08/08
The movie is exhilarating in a way that only hard-won knowledge of the world can be.
08/13/07
Top CriticWith Delirious, writer-director Tom DiCillo has crafted a wonderfully giddy meditation on the nature of fame, the people who sell it and those doing the buying, and their mutually parasitic dependence on each other.
09/14/07
Leaves us with the same old familiar and empty Hollywood storyline on the world of celebrity culture.
01/23/09
A poignant, sharply observed satire of the national craze called celeb culture, with a touching buddy tale at its center, well played by Michael Pitt and particularly Steve Buscemi, who dominates every scene he's in.
08/12/07
Delirious is a funny, insightful, entertaining poke at celebrity culture that lands quite a few notches above the typical, New York-set ensemble indie.
08/17/07
Buscemi again proves himself one of our great character actors in the role of a paparazzo who feels regularly betrayed--by his parents, by the celebrities, and by a homeless kid he helps.
07/23/07
Tom DiCillo's Delirious is a mild Midnight Cowboy, a minor King of Comedy, and mainly a vehicle for Steve Buscemi as a lower Manhattan–based paparazzo.
08/14/07
In the end, I don't know that Delirious has all that much to say about the fame game, but you'll laugh nonetheless.
08/15/07
The prickly camaraderie between Buscemi and Pitt puts Delirious back on track, abetted by a hilarious turn by Gina Gershon.
08/15/07
As always, Buscemi masters his portrayal of needy desperation, but he still makes Les admirable for his capacity to go with the flow.
10/05/07
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