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10/18/08
Zig Zag (2002)
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Reviews Counted:16
Fresh:7
Rotten:9
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.
Synopsis: Fifteen-year-old Zigzag (Sam Jones III) is the autistic son of crack-addict Fletcher (Wesley Snipes). Though his father offers little guidance, the boy gets guidance from his "Big Brother," Dean... [More]
Starring: Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt, Sam Jones
Director: David S. Goyer
Reviews for Zig Zag
1 - 18 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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12/06/05
No review available.
08/21/05
...the film suffers from an overly meandering pace and a central character that's just not all that interesting.
07/25/03
O roteiro tem seus momentos de fraqueza e o protagonista é distante demais para estabelecer uma identificação com o espectador, mas, ainda assim, o filme funciona graças às ótimas atuações oferecidas pelo elenco (especialmente a do estreante Sam Jones).
07/14/03
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05/13/03
Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart.
12/08/02
Not at all clear what it’s trying to say and even if it were – I doubt it would be all that interesting.
10/18/02
Mr. Goyer’s loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way.
06/27/02
The movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing.
06/21/02
Goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast.
06/21/02
A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar.
06/21/02
A small movie with a big impact.
06/21/02
Top CriticThe character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him.
06/21/02
ZigZag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted.
06/20/02
Top Critic
Leguizamo and Jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb.
06/19/02
An ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen.
06/19/02
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