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Kalifornia (1993)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:15

Rotten:8

Average Rating:6.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins

Genre: Dramas

US Box Office: $0

Synopsis: After finishing a magazine assignment on serial killers, journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is so fascinated that he decides to co-author a book on homicidal maniacs with his... After finishing a magazine assignment on serial killers, journalist Brian Kessler (David Duchovny) is so fascinated that he decides to co-author a book on homicidal maniacs with his exhibitionist-photographer girlfriend Carrie Laughlin (Michelle Forbes). En route to California, where the bored yuppies plan to build a new life in a land more receptive to Carrie's art, they pick up an unusual couple, Early Grayce (Brad Pitt) and Adele Corners (Juliette Lewis). Conveniently, Grayce happens to be a serial killer and serves, along the way, as Brian's in-house specimen. Soon Brian learns that having a real-life murderer in his car is a lot different--and more dangerous--than his long-distance obsession with killers led him to imagine. [More]

Starring: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes

Starring: Brad Pitt, Juliette Lewis, David Duchovny, Michelle Forbes

Director: Dominic Sena

Director: Dominic Sena
Composer: Carter Burwell

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It's good-looking but unsubstantial.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
07/14/09
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
N/R

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03/26/09
Variety
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No review available.

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08/08/07
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
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The movie begins extremely well before escalating into the inevitable Straw Dogs confrontation, when the sensitive-intellectual man discovers, just like Dustin Hoffman, that when push comes to shove, we're all brutes and animals.

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12/18/06
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
N/R

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out

No review available.

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03/09/06
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

No review available.

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10/05/05
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
Fantastica Daily

No review available.

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06/25/05
Moriarty
Moriarty
Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews

An Absolutely riveting movie...Pitt is outstanding

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05/12/05
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

A gritty, haunting voyeur's peek into the human condition.

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10/03/04
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

Visually stylish, thematically creepy.

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06/12/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

No review available.

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10/06/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

No review available.

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08/23/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

Krap.

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07/25/03
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
rec.arts.movies.reviews
N/R

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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No review available.

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05/09/03
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

Pointless knock-off of NATURAL BORN KILLERS. Duchovny and Forbes both miscast and wasted. Juliette Lewis is annoying as ever.

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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02/14/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Truly terrifying journey into madness.

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08/25/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

No review available.

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08/13/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium
 
 
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