The movie has its flaws, but they are few and forgivable.
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08/16/07
Daltry Calhoun (2005)
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Reviews Counted:28
Fresh:2
Rotten:26
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Watching grass grow would likely be more entertaining than this dull, slight feature about a sod salesman.
Synopsis: From executive producer Quentin Tarantino comes Johnny Knoxville as Daltry Calhoun. Daltry is the go to guy, the man with a plan. A man who's life, and failing grass seed empire, takes an... [More]
Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Sophie Traub, Elizabeth Banks, Juliette Lewis
Director: Katrina Bronson
Reviews for Daltry Calhoun
It'd be nice if Tarantino would go back to making his own films (which are usually pretty doggoned good) rather than helping out young filmmakers to produce garbage.
02/19/06
For all its good intentions, Daltry Calhoun is a predictable, derivative film.
02/05/06
Southern whimsy, when handled delicately, can produce a precious jewel a la Junebug. In less skillful hands, it can be merely precious.
11/04/05
Contains a couple of lovely scenes that are all but smothered by a shambling mess of self-conscious eccentricity.
11/04/05
Knoxville tries hard and exudes a certain likability, but can't really handle big dramatic moments at this point in his career.
11/04/05
A weird, unpleasant little movie.
11/04/05
Although the film starts off somewhat amusingly, the first-time feature director Katrina Holden Bronson seems to have spent more energy assembling the overbearing soundtrack than expanding on her characters' fractured relationships.
11/03/05
Top CriticAnyone looking for a paean to the unnatural allure of a sprinklered lawn can see that the grass is greener in Blue Velvet.
11/01/05
Unusual and in places refreshing, Daltry Calhoun is a good natured independent comedy drama independent film fans will endorse.
10/22/05
It seems everyone involved meant well, but this one moves like an empty boat in a pond.
10/06/05
A string of scenes in search of a movie.
10/05/05
Top CriticThere's no reason to see this film, not even on cable. None!
10/01/05
Boasts Quentin Tarantino as co-executive producer but falls about as far from that particular tree as one can imagine.
10/01/05
The old 'Bachelor Father' formula is resurrected with a killer dose of whimsy in this pointedly quirky, almost unbearably dilatory feature.
09/28/05
Newcomer Sophie Traub is a natural charmer who hovers above the confusion like an angel even as her co-stars are sucked into the muck.
09/26/05
It's a fantasy of a Southern town without minorities or economic difficulties where all the white folks support each other and speak with clear, but variable drawls. Oye.
09/26/05
Johnny Knoxville is moving on up from being a simple Duke of Hazzard to Tennessee's King of Sod. Too bad the royal promotion didn't come with a quality upgrade as well.
09/23/05
Aims for whimsy and poignancy and mostly comes up empty.
09/23/05
It means well and has mild charms, but writer/director Katrina Holden Bronson can't steer the performers in the same direction, nor can she whittle down the overplotted story to its essence.
09/23/05
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