Duets 2000

Critics score:
20 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times: Read more

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Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News: Read more

Susan Stark, Detroit News: Byrum's lackluster, ambling script and Bruce Paltrow's unimaginative reading of it routinely stand at cross-purposes with a first-class cast. Read more

Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Duets will be most appreciated by music buffs. The actual karaoke scenes attain the bounce that's missing from the rest of the film. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascination. Read more

Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Substitute 'bland' for 'blonde' and you've got a pretty good description of [Paltrow's] movie. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more

Houston Chronicle: Happily for all, director Bruce Paltrow approaches the sing-along world of karaoke with an affectionate but mildly satiric eye. Read more

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Marquee value of an Academy Award-winning star lifted it up to the big screen -- a step higher than it should have gone. Read more

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James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Duets is a clumsily constructed motion picture that could have been a lot better with a tighter and more focused script. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Its fundamental error is that it tries to squeeze bittersweet heartbreak and goofy social satire into the same story. Just when the movie gets the rhythm, it steps on its own feet. Read more

Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com: It sometimes sings off-key, but at least it sings proud. Read more

Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: OK, it got to me. Read more

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Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A conceptual train wreck. Read more