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In the Soup

1992

Alexandre Rockwell

Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals, Jim Jarmusch ...

6.6

850

Comedy An aspiring young filmmaker gets involved with an eccentric gangster for the financing of his first film.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Rockwell's wonderfully unassuming movie throws a big hug around youthful ambition, b/w filmstock, and the glowing screen charisma of Cassel. An unheralded gem."	POS
United States	Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times	"[It] is a charming pipsqueak of a movie, a playful film of ragged and shaggy appeal. All its virtues are small-scale except for one, because inside this little picture is the year’s largest, most robust pieces of acting, a performance that no one can resist, Adolpho Rollo least of all"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Arch, furiously clever (...) Mr. Cassel, in a hilarious turn as a mischievous, big-hearted gangster and potential movie producer, is less an actor here than a one-man show."	POS
United States	Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle	"Shot in stunning black-and-white, the compositions almost behave like characters themselves, providing playful dollops of humor and visual treats as well as ironic commentaries (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"The main reason to see Alexandre Rockwell's flaky, independent black-and-white comedy (...) is John Cassavetes veteran Seymour Cassel"	POS
United Kingdom	Danny Graydon Empire	"Rockwell's story is a winner, but it's Cassel, showing he's lost none of his acting chops since his days with Cassavetes, who shines (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS

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