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Mixed Nuts

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Mixed Nuts (1994)

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Reviews Counted:28

Fresh:2

Rotten:26

Average Rating:2.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: It's Christmas Eve at Lifelines, a Venice Beach suicide hotline. Philip (Steve Martin), the manager, has just been informed by the landlord that the they are being evicted and suddenly business... It's Christmas Eve at Lifelines, a Venice Beach suicide hotline. Philip (Steve Martin), the manager, has just been informed by the landlord that the they are being evicted and suddenly business around the office seems as crazy as the callers who are clogging the lines! Over one night, the offbeat characters around the office and in the neighborhood--from timid Catherine (Rita Wilson), to rapping Mrs. Munchnik (Madeline Kahn), to pregnant Grace (Juliette Lewis), to cross-dressing Chris (Liev Schrieber)--will all learn that Christmas can be a happy time regardless of your mental state. Director Nora Ephron (SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE) co-scripted this quirky holiday comedy with sister Delia. [More]

Starring: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia

Starring: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein, Anthony LaPaglia, Juliette Lewis, Rob Reiner, Adam Sandler, Rita Wilson, Parker Posey

Director: Nora Ephron

Director: Nora Ephron

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Director/co-scripter Nora Ephron pitches the humor at a cacophonous level and displays the comedic equivalent of two left feet in evolving an absurdist, slapstick yarn.

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06/01/08
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A relentlessly hectic, poorly structured farce that falls embarrassingly flat.

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The beginning of Steve Martin's non-funny comedies. Ephron should know better as well.

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06/01/08
Louise Brealey
Louise Brealey
Empire Magazine

Martin's comedic talents show no signs of life in this truly abysmal adaptation of a superior French farce...

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Ephron's timing and sensitivity have deserted her, leaving behind only the sentimentality.

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02/09/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

A dreadful, dreary would-be dark comedy.

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10/08/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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09/21/05
Michael Szymanski
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No review available.

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06/30/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Quirky, enjoyable comedy with an unknown Parker Posey on roller skates and Adam Sandler being charming in a real minor part.

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01/30/05
Brandon Judell
Brandon Judell
PopcornQ

Awful -- even worse when you think about the caliber of talent involved

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11/10/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Terrible comedy with a few amusing moments. Not dark enough on one end, not silly enough on the other.

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08/13/03
Fred Topel
Fred Topel
About.com

No review available.

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05/23/03
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A title song incorporating the names of nut varieties is only one of the film's desperate ploys.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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02/12/03
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

Odd, oddly likable little comedy.

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11/05/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

So many nuts, so few laughs

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09/17/02
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

Horrible...horrible...horrible!

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08/19/02
Robin Clifford
Robin Clifford
Reeling Reviews

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08/10/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

Steve Martin can be good, and also very, very bad. This is an example of the latter.

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08/02/02
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

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