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Down to You (2000)

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Reviews Counted:57

Fresh:2

Rotten:55

Average Rating:3.2/10

Consensus: Down to You is ruined by a bland, by-the-numbers plot and an awful script.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: Down to You is the tale of Al Connelly (FREDDIE PRINZE, JR.) and Imogen (JULIA STILES), a young couple whose passionate romance takes them for a ride down the all-too-powerful path of first... Down to You is the tale of Al Connelly (FREDDIE PRINZE, JR.) and Imogen (JULIA STILES), a young couple whose passionate romance takes them for a ride down the all-too-powerful path of first love.

Set against the chaotic and hilarious backdrop of college lifestyle in New York City, their story brings to light the ever-present conflict between true love and the temptation to wander astray from commitment. When mischievous friends enter the scene, Al and Imogen are confronted with obstacles that add to the highlights and pitfalls of their love affair. Ultimately, their journey allows them to face the future, with some unexpected results. -- © 2000 Miramax [More]

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy

Starring: Freddie Prinze, Julia Stiles, Selma Blair, Shawn Hatosy, Zak Orth, Rosario Dawson, Ashton Kutcher, Henry Winkler

Director: Kris Isacsson

Director: Kris Isacsson
Screenwriter: Kris Isacsson
Producer: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente
Composer: Edmund Choi

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A disappointment.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
10/30/01
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons
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Move on -- just move on.

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/01/00
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Urban Cinefile
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Both Julia Stiles and Freddie Prinze Jr. deserve better.

Full Review Source: Hollywood.com | comment Comment
09/08/09
Ted Murphy
Ted Murphy
Hollywood.com

It's all reasonably pleasant to watch, but Isacsson doesn't seem to know what to do with the story once Al and Imogen fall in love.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
07/07/09
Brendan Kelly
Brendan Kelly
Variety
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[A] relentlessly adolescent romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/07/09
Lisa Alspector
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader

Click to read the article

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
03/10/07
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News

Al (Prinze) and Imogen (Stiles) are 19-year-olds tackling New York college life. The course of their relationship is charted in numbing detail and interspersed with the antics of their quirky friends.

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01/26/06
Time Out
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It's hard to determine exactly where I gave up on Down to You, but I'm pretty sure it was right after the opening credits.

Full Review Source: Scott Mantz' Movie Reviews | comment Comment
02/04/03
Scott A. Mantz
Scott A. Mantz
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[Director Kris Isacsson] tries to bring a little enterprise to the inevitable scenes of bickering and moody silence, but by now the vitalising tactics seem out of place.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Jamie Graham
Jamie Graham
Sight and Sound

Julia Stiles is fetching, but no surprises rain on the limpid parade of familiar post-adolescent love.

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08/04/02
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

a mostly bitter, sometimes downright grim fairy tale in which Cinderella becomes a stoner and Prince Charming winds up getting his stomach pumped.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/10/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

When the lovers finally do find a reason to fight, the film takes a turn into hand-wringing melodrama from which it never recovers.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
06/05/02
Michael Tunison
Michael Tunison
Boxoffice Magazine

Belongs to that other kind of American teen comedy... movies of crushes and wagers and sex jokes, with patchwork plots and a standby army of eccentric comic sidekicks.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
03/19/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail

The script, which simply doesn't work at all, and reduces the characters to lumpen, uninteresting blobs, despite the handsome cast.

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12/10/01
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Aimless and weird- like looking at a beautiful two dimensional picture postcard - but from the edge.

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07/09/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

Cinta con severas deficiencias y falta de ingredientes, siendo el principal de ellos la falta de corazón

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
03/14/01
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

Crud of the lowest order.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
01/01/00
Empire Magazine
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Delivers its cheesy toppings as predictably as the 30-minutes -or- it's-free pizza delivery guy.

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01/01/00
E! Online
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Flees from anything that might involve real human emotion, or for that matter any credible human activity other than looking good.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/01/00
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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In the great tradition of silly kids flicks -- the ones that are easier to dance to than get into.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
01/01/00
Bob Thompson
Bob Thompson
Jam! Movies
 
 
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