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| PUSHING TIN (1999) - R
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ReviewScore: 46 out of 100
SBD Star Rating:
by Lew Irwin
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Movie reviewers are pushing mostly gold at Pushing Tin, director Mike Newall's film about air traffic controllers, starring John Cusack, billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett and Angelina Jolie. Based on a magazine article, "Newell's ensemble timing and breezily sardonic style make it work better than might be expected," writes Janet Maslin in The New York Times. While most of the other reviews praise the performances, several fault the script for what they suggest is a contrived ending. "Luckily, the actors keep the movie in the air even while its script is steadily losing altitude," remarks Jay Carr in the Boston Globe. In an almost identical comment, Carrie Ricket writes in the Philadelphia Inquirer, "In its finale, it loses altitude -- and attitude." And Kenneth Turan, in the Los Angeles Times concludes, "It's an intriguing film, one of the year's most interesting, but ... it leaves an unsatisfied taste when it's over." |
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