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Game Six (2006) |
Summary |
A playwright skips the premiere of his show to see game six of the 1986 World Series. |
Direction |
Michael Hoffman |
Downey Factor |
Low-Medium |
Character |
Steven Schwimmer, a theater critic who's so despised he can't show his true face in public |
Looks |
Unkempt with moments of Andy Warhol meets the lead singer of The Cure |
Performance |
Paranoid |
Line |
The truth is never gentle. Each of us lives in the thinnest possible wrapping of wishes and dreams. And truth is the force that penetrates this wispy skin. it hurts and it maims. That's my job. |
Love & Sex |
A creepy near-hook-up with the playwright's daughter |
Dies, Gay or Villain |
No, no, yes. |
Other Actors |
Michael Keaton, Catherine O'Hara, Griffin Dunne |
Connection |
Michael Hoffman's Restoration and Soapdish. |
Hot Link |
Official Site |
Release |
US Release: March 3, 2006 (Limited) |
Availability |
Available in Region 1 and 4 on DVD. |
Rotten Tomatoes |
66% Fresh | 36 reviews |
Critical View |
Richard Roeper, Ebert and Roeper: Robert Downey Jr. seems to be applying for the Christopher Walken lifetime achievement award for never giving a dull performance in a movie. He puts a crazy mesmerizing spin on the role of Steven Schwimmer, a powerful critic who kils plays and ruins lives with his devastating reviews. |
2 Reasons to See It |
1. The disguise he wears to go out in public. 2. Priceless bit about a forgetful stage actor. |
Overall |
So-so movie with unlikely character interaction is shades of One Night Stand, except with a bit more Downey and less melodrama. |
If You Like It |
You might also like Soapdish (1991), One Night Stand (1996) |
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