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Simone

2002

Andrew Niccol

Al Pacino, Catherine Keener, Evan Rachel Wood, Pruitt Taylor Vince ...

5.0

9,073

Comedy The career of a disillusioned producer, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Empire	"A great idea in search of a good script. But Pacino is wonderful"	NEU
United States	Elvis Mitchell The New York Times	"[It] is like the punch line to a joke that's been going around for years. It has been told better, and been funnier, elsewhere."	NEG
United States	Paul Clinton CNN	"'Simone' is not a bad film. It just doesn't have anything really interesting to say"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"It's fitfully funny but never really takes off. Out of the corners of our eyes we glimpse the missed opportunities for some real satirical digging (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Scott Foundas Variety	"[It] ultimately feels like just one more in the long line of films this year about the business of making movies"	NEU
United States	Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle	"[It] is poorly written (...) What really irked me about 'Simone' was that it stank of the very thing it appeared to be mocking: it's a big-budget, commercial film taking potshots at big-budget, commercial filmmaking (…) Rating: ★½ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	David Nusair Reel Film	"For the most part, it works (...) The film is an engaging and enjoyable comedy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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