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Full Frontal, 2002

Starring: Julia Roberts, Blair Underwood, Catherine Keener, David Duchovny

Directed by: Steven Soderbergh

Written by: Coleman Hough

Language: English

Country: USA

Runtime: 101 min

MPAA Rating:

Rating:4.8

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The mood of Full Frontal is clever, humorous, and biting. The plot centers around the life of an actor, filmmaking, and celebrity culture. It is a drama and comedy movie. Stylistically, Full Frontal is experimental, stars an ensemble cast, and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. The setting is Hollywood. Full Frontal happens in contemporary times.

Summary of Full Frontal

Director Steven Soderbergh follows up his highly impressive string of big budget smashes (ERIN BROCKOVICH, TRAFFIC, OCEAN'S ELEVEN) with this self-proclaimed "companion piece" to 1989's hugely influential SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE. Written by New York-based playwright Coleman Hough, FULL FRONTAL concerns a day in the life of a series of confused, depressed, and neurotic Los Angeles residents. Ed (Enrico Colantoni) is a writer with a script currently in production and a play that is about to open. Ivan's writing partner Carl (David Hyde Pierce) is married to Lee (Catherine Keener), an unhappy Human Resources VP. Lee is having an affair with superstar actor Calvin (Blair Underwood), who is costarring with Francesca (Julia Roberts) in Carl and Ed's film. Lee's sister Linda (Mary McCormack) is a masseuse who is looking forward to an upcoming weekend rendezvous with a stranger she met on the Internet. That man just so happens to be Ed. Using this dizzying framework to explore the dysfunctional characters who inhabit the entertainment industry, FULL FRONTAL also works as a bold technical experiment. Incorporating muddy digital video (to capture "real life") mixed with 35mm film (to capture "the movie within the movie"), Soderbergh shows that even with an Oscar on the shelf, he's still an indie-minded director at heart.

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Language:	English
Country:	USA
Release date:	2 August 2002
Runtime:	101 min

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Julia Roberts

as Catherine / Francesca

Blair Underwood

as Nicholas / Calvin

Catherine Keener

as Lee

David Duchovny

as Bill / Gus

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USA Today

These characters are interesting for their flaws and wounds, but the movie doesn't delve deeply into the sources of their pain. See this movie for its humor and talented cast and you won't be disappointed. Full Review

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by: Claudia Puig

Chicago Tribune

It's a weird little movie that's amusing enough while you watch it, offering fine acting moments and pungent insights into modern L.A.'s show-biz and media subcultures. But it doesn't leave you with much. Full Review

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by: Michael Wilmington

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