One of the characteristics that endears writer/director Cameron Crowe to moviegoers is his willingness to risk looking like a fool in his attempt to put real human warmth on screen. He'll stand holding a jam box outside your window at dawn. He'll give his characters Frank Capra speeches. And he'll make a movie like "Elizabethtown," which flirts with laughability at every turn yet trusts that you are open-hearted enough to embrace it. Read the full review
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon, Jessica Biel, Judy Greer
Run time: 133 minutes
Release date: Oct. 14, 2005
Rating: PG-13 for language and some sexual references.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: D-
"Be still, my gag reflex."
Austin American-Statesman: 3 of 5 stars
"The film's enormous heart... might win you over."
Cox News Service: B-
"Excellent music and some funny and genuinely touching moments if you can endure the awful first third of the movie."
The Palm Beach Post: B
"Elizabethtown's emotional finale ... is a valentine to America's heartland."