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Inventing the Abbotts (1997)
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Reviews Counted:24
Fresh:8
Rotten:16
Average Rating:5.4/10
Synopsis: In the placid, potboiler-perfect 1950s hamlet of Haley, Illinois, life revolves around the wealthy and powerful Abbott family, which boasts three strapping brunette daughters in addition to its... [More]
Starring: Liv Tyler, Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Pat O'Connor
Reviews for Inventing the Abbotts
Top CriticCast of newcomers is appealing, but this small-town melodrama is so old-fashioned and out-of-touch with contemporary youth that it feels as if it were made the same time that its story is set, in 1957.
08/08/07
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06/24/06
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03/18/06
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04/02/05
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11/02/04
In the end, it adds up to nothing more than a humorless, forgettable nostalgia piece with carefully re-created costumes and settings from the Eisenhower years.
07/01/04
If looked at in the right perspective, as a soap and not as the serious drama it pretends to be, this is quite diverting, if emotionally hollow, melodrama.
01/18/04
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11/25/03
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08/21/03
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03/16/03
Offers an inventive and engaging exploration of emotional intelligence.
08/26/02
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05/11/01
It is rare to find a film that treats teenagers and young adults as real people who think for themselves, and own up to their mistakes
02/27/01
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02/14/01
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