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Town & Country Review

Release Date: Apr 27, 2001
Rated: Sexuality and Language
Runtime: 1 hr. 46 min.
Genres: Comedy
Director:Peter Chelsom
Cast:Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Andie MacDowell, Garry Shandling, Jenna Elfman. Full cast + crew

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

2.0

34

out of 100

Metascore^®
Generally unfavorable reviews
based on a weighted average of all
critic review scores.
10

out of 100

Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan
Seems merely tired and stale, the opposite of fresh, marked by ideas for jokes rather than things that are actually funny. Then, without warning, it goes from inept to complete disaster, sinking from indifferent to fiasco in the blink of an eye.

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10

out of 100

Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern
Ragging on Town & Country is like shooting a school of fish that's already belly up in a fetid barrel, but the movie's ineptitude is almost incomparable.

25

out of 100

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
Just coarse, clunky, jerry rigged, and -- worst of all -- not funny.

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40

out of 100

Variety Todd McCarthy
A lot of talent on both sides of the camera operating in low gear.

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50

out of 100

Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
Has the air of a film and actor (Beatty)reaching clumsily for a golden past that's gone.
60

out of 100

The New York Times Stephen Holden
What it does offer, however, are the pleasures of watching its seasoned stars expertly go through their familiar paces.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 16+

Enjoyable but ultimately mystifying.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie includes extremely explicit sexual references, sexual situations, brief nudity, and very strong language. A character has problems telling the people close to him that he is gay. The subject of the movie is adultery and some, but not all, characters pay a price for infidelity.

Families can talk about talk about their views on fidelity and resisting temptation.

What to watch for

Violence: Some emotional tension.
Sex: Sexual references and situations, overheard sex, brief nudity.
Language: Extremely strong language with explicit sexual references.
Consumerism: Not an issue
Drinking, drugs and smoking: Drinking and smoking.

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