The film is as disturbing as it is amusing, reveling in the hypocrisy of its hopelessly dysfunctional world.
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Pretty Persuasion (2005)
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Reviews Counted: 74
Fresh: 24
Rotten:50
Average Rating: 4.9/10
Consensus: Pretty Persuasion aims for high satire but falls short of poignancy by depending on too much black humor, with too little redeeming humanity to provide balance.
Theatrical Release: Aug 12, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $58,570
Synopsis: Music-video director Marcos Siega infuses this entertainingly dark social satire with stylish camerawork and clever editing. While visually rooted in the bubble gum teen comedy aesthetic, PRETTY PERSUASION boldly insists on taking... [More]
Starring: Evan Rachel Wood, Ron Livingston, James Woods, Jane Krakowski
Director: Marcos Siega
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06/24/06
Top Critic Probably the darkest high school film since Heathers, which is no bad thing.
06/24/06
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06/24/06
Top Critic Solid performances make it work, even if the film seems slightly undernourished.
06/06/06
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05/30/06
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12/18/05
The very dark comedy is about the crossing point of righteousness and exploitation.
10/11/05
The movie -- a variation on the standard teen comedy -- is quirky and funny, but ever so dark.
10/07/05
“Pretty Persuasion” is a formidable effort that shows how powerful, rich, pretty young girls might get their way if they just stop feeling and just start thinking.
09/30/05
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09/26/05
Top Critic
Good writing aside, this screenplay contained the elements of two different films. One of them might have been quite persuasive.
09/23/05
Muckrakes in such a convoluted, bizarre way that it threatens to become what it seems to be satirizing: A racist, homophobic, mean-spirited tract.
09/23/05
Extremely well written in the fearless way of a smarty pants on a roll in the university cafeteria.
09/23/05
Matches the glossy, calculated kinkiness of a pay-cable television series to a story that unfolds like a Young Adult author's stab at a Bret Easton Ellis novel.
09/23/05
A work sufficiently slick and accomplished that you derive a level of pleasure, despite your better instincts.
09/09/05
Latest News for Pretty Persuasion
November 30, 2005:
In "Theory," Reynolds, Mortimer & Townsend Will Co-Star
Ryan Reynolds, Stuart Townsend, and Emily Mortimer will star in "Chaos Theory," says The Hollywood Reporter. The comedy is coming from "Pretty Persuasion"... More...
October 06, 2005:
Summer Tomatometer Wrap-up #4: The Worst of the Summer
Over the past few days, we've tried to counter the common misconception that this summer's cinematic fare was bereft of quality. However, that doesn't mean the season was... More...
September 19, 2005:
Ryan Reynolds and Marcos Siega to Test the "Chaos Theory"
Variety reports that actor Ryan Reynolds and "Pretty Persuasion" director Marcos Siega will be bringing the comedy "Chaos Theory" to life, by way of Castle... More...
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