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Bodies, Rest & Motion (1993)

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Reviews Counted:27

Fresh:16

Rotten:11

Average Rating:5.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Four twenty-something American adults try to sort out their feelings about life and love in this offbeat generational comedy.

Starring: Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz

Starring: Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Tim Roth, Eric Stoltz

Director: Michael Steinberg

Director: Michael Steinberg

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Jan 7, 2003

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  • Four twentysomething friends explore love, desire and commitment in this irresistibly charming, critically acclaimed romantic comedy. Rebelling against his dreary life in a small Arizona town, TV salesman Nick (The Legend of 1900's Tim Roth) abandons his girlfriend, Beth (Singles' Bridget Fonda), and strikes out onto the highway in search of... something else. Encouraged by her best friend, Carol (Fast Times at Ridgemont High's Phoebe Cates), Beth reluctantly accepts the romantic attentions of a local housepainter (Pulp Fiction's Eric Stoltz). But when Nick's impulsive road trip leads him back home again, the stage is set for a wildly comic chain reaction among four people whose lives have suddenly become hopelessly, hilariously intertwined!
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    The strength of it, the subtext of revolving door relationships, would have been better served if allowed to remain more subtle.

    Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
    02/04/08
    TV Guide's Movie Guide

    Uncompelling but moderately engaging.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    02/04/08
    Variety Staff
    Variety Staff
    Variety
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    The film squeaks in its joints whenever it tries too hard to make a 'generational statement,' and may annoy you with its glibness, but it manages to hold one's interest -- surprisingly at times, given the lightweight characters.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    02/04/08
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    Excruciating.

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    11/15/07
    Cole Smithey
    Cole Smithey
    ColeSmithey.com

    A laid-back look at youthful rootlessness which never really catches fire.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    06/24/06
    Geoff Andrew
    Geoff Andrew
    Time Out

    Aptly titled, the narrative applies Newton's famous law to charcaters that are in rest (actually more inertsia), forced to move by an external stimulus. Acting of central traingle, played by Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, and Eric Stoltz, is good.

    Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
    04/29/06
    Emanuel Levy
    Emanuel Levy
    EmanuelLevy.Com

    It's overall well-acted but often too stupid to bear.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    09/24/05
    Christopher Null
    Christopher Null
    Filmcritic.com

    No review available.

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    11/22/04
    John Esther
    John Esther
    Pasadena Weekly

    No review available.

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    01/30/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette

    No review available.

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    12/05/03
    Carol Cling
    Carol Cling
    Las Vegas Review-Journal

    A generally winning romantic comedy possessing an unusual degree of self-importance, Bodies, Rest and Motion works primarily because of its likable cast.

    Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
    09/07/03
    Jeremy Heilman
    Jeremy Heilman
    MovieMartyr.com

    Annoying.

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    07/31/03
    Ken Hanke
    Ken Hanke
    Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

    No review available.

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    07/10/03
    Rob Thomas
    Rob Thomas
    Capital Times (Madison, WI)

    Not much motion, but plenty of reason to rest

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    06/26/03
    James Sanford
    James Sanford
    Kalamazoo Gazette

    The other actors share an easy, appealing rapport and a flair for dry understatement, which is the film's prevailing tone.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    05/20/03
    Janet Maslin
    Janet Maslin
    New York Times
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    No review available.

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    03/27/03
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    This movie always reminds me of why I dig Eric Stoltz.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    12/16/02
    Oz
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    No review available.

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    10/14/02
    Philip Martin
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Forgettable rom-com fodder

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    09/18/02
    Clint Morris
    Clint Morris
    Moviehole

    Zeroes in on the efforts of four characters in their 20s struggling with the contradictory desires for roots and wings.

    Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
    08/20/02
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
    Spirituality and Practice
     
     
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