Canada 
Mexico 
Spain 
Ireland 
Australia 
Argentina 
Chile 
Colombia 
Uruguay 
Paraguay 
Peru 
Ecuador 
Venezuela 
Costa Rica 
Honduras 
Guatemala 
Bolivia 
Dominican Rep. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
805
Comedy
Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch. The cowgirls take command of the ranch from the Countess and 'drug' the cranes ... [+]
| Author | Review | ||
|---|---|---|---|
United States |
|
"Unfortunately, for a number of reasons, the movie does not work, though it's difficult to sort out the “what is” from the “what was” and “what might have been.” | NEU |
|
United States |
|
"Pic stays on the surface, without attempting any exploration of painful depths. Result is at best amusing; at worst, uninvolving, often confusing, and sometimes a little boring." | NEG |
|
United States |
|
"The movie contains its moments, charms and felicities-even its sharp stings of pleasure and pain" | POS |
|
United States |
TV Guide | "No one seems to be having any fun, including the normally masterful Van Sant, whose direction is unstructured, confusing, and lackadaisical." | NEG |
|
United States |
|
"A film that aims high, means well, and ultimately fails its audience." | NEU |
|
United States |
|
"Loaded as it is with undeveloped notions about feminism and individuality, nothing about it is really memorable except the appealing musicality of the fine k.d. lang/Ben Mink score, which deserves better" | NEG |
|
United States |
|
"Van Sant winds up with disconnected, dispirited pieces that never come together and lift off the screen with a whoosh of sly high spirits. " | NEG |
United Kingdom |
Empire | "Van Sant's film is cold and the gallery of eccentrics merely come across as vulgar caricatures." | NEG |
We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.
