| Oconomowoc | |
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| Directed by | Andy Gillies |
| Written by | Andy Gillies |
| Produced by | Andy Gillies Joe Haas |
| Starring | Andy Gillies |
| Cinematography | Joe Haas |
| Edited by | Joe Haas |
| Music by | Andy Gillies Joe Haas Brendan Marshall-Rashid |
Production companies | What Productions Joe Haas Media |
Running time | 79 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Oconomowoc is a 2013 American comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Andy Gillies. The film follows a man who, after moving back in with his hard-drinking mother, becomes part of a T-shirt business with his friend.
Reception
The film has received universally negative critical reception, currently holding a 12/100 rating (indicating "universal dislike or disgust") on Metacritic and an 11% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The New York Times stated that the film "has one thing going for it: a running time of just 79 minutes, even if every one of them feels like an eternity."[1] The Los Angeles Times called the film a "shaggy underachiever",[2] while The Village Voice stated that "all conversation and action in the film take turns amounting to nothing."[3] The film's sole semi-positive review came from Chuck Bowen of Slant Magazine, who posited that it "is extremely self-conscious, but in a fashion that generally serves the material" and is "an engagingly cynical ode to futility."[4]
References
- ↑ Catsoulis, Jeanette (18 April 2013). "A T-Shirt War in Small-Town Wisconsin". The New York Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gary. "Movie review: 'Oconomowoc' in need of direction like its lead". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Staeger, Rob. "Oconomowoc, Somewhat Starring a Polka-dotted Bathrobe". Village Voice. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ Bowen, Chuck. "Oconomowoc". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
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