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Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday (2002)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:4

Rotten:10

Average Rating:4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 39 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Ash Wednesday, 1980. Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Exactly three years ago, while tending bar, Sean Sullivan (Elijah Wood) overhears some mobsters who speak of a plan to murder his older brother,... Ash Wednesday, 1980. Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Exactly three years ago, while tending bar, Sean Sullivan (Elijah Wood) overhears some mobsters who speak of a plan to murder his older brother, Francis (Edward Burns). Sean pulls a gun and shot at them. Soon thereafter, he goes missing, and only his arm is found. Three years later, Francis, who has given up his crime-ridden lifestyle and is now looking after Sean's widow (Rosario Dawson) and child, receives word that Sean may not be dead after all. Burns (BROTHERS MCMULLEN, SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK) also wrote and directed this moody crime drama. [More]

Starring: Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Oliver Platt

Starring: Edward Burns, Elijah Wood, Rosario Dawson, Oliver Platt, Pat McNamara, James Handy, Malachy McCourt, Gregg Bello

Director: Edward Burns

Director: Edward Burns
Screenwriter: Edward Burns
Studio: IFC Films

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01/17/06
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
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10/07/05
Michael Szymanski
Michael Szymanski
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08/14/05
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05/19/04
Colin Covert
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04/20/04
Jamie Russell
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04/09/04
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...unlike [Scorsese's Mean Streets], Ash Wednesday is essentially devoid of interesting characters or even a halfway intriguing plot.

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03/30/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Ash Wednesday is not Edward Burns' best film, but it is a good and ambitious film. And it marks him as one of the most interesting writer/directors working today.

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02/23/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

Burns' fifth beer-soaked film feels in almost every possible way -- from the writing and direction to the soggy performances -- tossed off.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
10/14/02
Brent Simon
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today

An ambitious, guilt-suffused melodrama crippled by poor casting.

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10/11/02
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

We don't see much box-office green in this film's future.

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10/11/02
E! Online
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This may be Burns's strongest film since The Brothers McMullen.

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10/10/02
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

This time Mr. Burns is trying something in the Martin Scorsese street-realist mode, but his self-regarding sentimentality trips him up again.

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10/10/02
Dave Kehr
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New York Times
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For all its brooding quality, Ash Wednesday is suspenseful and ultimately unpredictable, with a sterling ensemble cast.

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10/10/02
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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There ought to be a directing license, so that Ed Burns can have his revoked.

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10/10/02
Mark Olsen
Mark Olsen
L.A. Weekly

Despite the authenticity of the trappings, the film is overblown in its plotting, hackneyed in its dialogue and anachronistic in its style.

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10/09/02
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
 
 
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