Rotten
The hero's nuclear family and kooky rural relatives are so sketchily conceived that none of the intended comedy works, and the balance of the movie is given over to one of Crowe's sugary romances.
J. R. Jones, Chicago Reader
Elizabethtown
It's a heck of a place to find yourself
2005 · 2h 4m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Cameron Crowe
Overview
Drew Baylor is fired after causing his shoe company to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. To make matters worse, he's also dumped by his girlfriend. On the verge of ending it all, Drew gets a new lease on life when he returns to his family's small Kentucky hometown after his father dies. Along the way, he meets a flight attendant with whom he falls in love.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
So curious, and such a disappointment.
Christy Lemire, Associated Press
Rotten
Crowe's capable of much better than this; let's hope he gets back on track with the next one.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
The entire enterprise smacks of wish-fulfilment provoked by middle-age male guilt. Uplifting, it most certainly ain't.
Dave Calhoun, Time Out
Rotten
The film's problems lie with the lack of spark between a wired Dunst and a bland Bloom.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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