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Mercy

2009 · 1h 27m · R Drama, Romance
Directed by Patrick Hoelck

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Overview

A young novelist tries to write about love, but realizes he will first need some real-life experience before taking on the subject.

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43%
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Rotten

I have a problem with movies about men who women cannot resist.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh

Mercy is a romantic drama with some good qualities -- among them earnestness and strong performances -- but not enough to completely overcome the strain of its cliches.

Michael Ordona, Los Angeles Times
Fresh

Scott Caan delivers a complex portrait of a womanizing bully with a cream-puff heart.

Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten

Scott Caan, of all people, playing a writer of romantic novels?

Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Rotten

With Glenn offscreen for huge sections of the film, Mercy devolves into yet another navel-gazing drama about a glib cad redeemed by the love of a good woman.

Nathan Rabin, AV Club

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