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Cookie's Fortune

1999

Robert Altman

Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell ...

6.2

2,726

Comedy. Drama In a small Mississippi town, Cookie Orcutt discreetly kills herself in order to join her late husband. But her uptight daughter can't stand the idea of a suicide in the family, and rearranges the evidence to seem like murder. The investigation of the alleged murder reveals hidden secrets about the people in the close-knit community.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"'Cookie's Fortune' is Robert Altman's sunniest film, a warm-hearted comedy that somehow manages to deal with death and murder charges without even containing a real villain (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Altman clarifies a convoluted plot with a magician’s ease, creates an atmosphere that brims with the pleasures of the unexpected and explores character nuances"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"The sweet assurance and guerrilla wit of Robert Altman's vintage ensemble films makes a serenely captivating return with 'Cookie's Fortune'."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"Lacking the bite of his best work, and any real structure, this isn't great Altman but it's fun Altman (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Stephen Hunter The Washington Post	"'Cookie's Fortune' is a wise old man's film. It's your grandfather talking, and you know how smart grandfathers are"	POS

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