Fresh
Most of what transpires is low-key, affectionate comedy and a fair amount of fun.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Cookie's Fortune
Welcome to Holly Springs... home of murder, mayhem and catfish enchiladas.
1999 · 1h 58m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Robert Altman
Overview
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
Director and cast
- Robert Altman Director
- Glenn Close as Camille Dixon
- Julianne Moore as Cora Duvall
- Liv Tyler as Emma Duvall
- Patricia Neal as Jewel Mae 'Cookie' Orcutt
- Chris O'Donnell as Jason Brown
- Charles S. Dutton as Willis Richland
- Ned Beatty as Lester Boyle
- Courtney B. Vance as Otis Tucker
- Lyle Lovett as Manny Hood
- Donald Moffat as Jack Palmer
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
86%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Cookie's Fortune is a wittily diagrammed portrait of a small town shaken to its roots by this deceptive calamity. The movie, though, never really becomes more than a diagram.
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly
Fresh
The deceptively modest Cookie's Fortune may or not be Robert Altman's best film in years, but it is certainly his most pleasurable.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
What's so distinctively charming is the easygoing tone, which manages to turn black comedy into a strangely gentle, touching and delicate affair.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
This movie delivers agreeable performances and a charming, amusing story that offers little in the way of substance.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
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