| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Jamey Hughton |
| Starring-Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Charles S. Dutton,
Liv Tyler, Chris O’Donnell, Ned Beatty and Patricia Neal
Director-Robert Altman
Rated PG
October more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Murali Krishnan |
| The nature of small town life in the American South is the topic of
this film by established director, Robert Altman. This film follows a
traditional narrative, rather than having a ensemble style of earlier
Altman works, such as Nashville or Ready to...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| COOKIE’S FORTUNE
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 Christopher Null
filmcritic.com more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Mark O'Hara |
| Robert Altman's latest begins with the free-floating point of view sometimes
employed by the novelist Sinclair Lewis. We first see a black man inside a
dark bar, Theo's Place. He's drinking heavily, and when he leaves he spots
a cruiser passing in...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| Director Robert Altman's latest film, Cookie's Fortune, is an easygoing
portrait of a small Southern town and its eccentric inhabitants. The
film doesn't have a lot to say, and it takes its time in doing it...but
it's a pleasant and relaxing duration. more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Robert Altman.
Cast: Glenn Close, Charles S. Dutton, Liv Tyler, Julianne Moore, Chris
O'Donnell, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Lyle Lovett,
Matt Malloy, Donald Moffat.
1999 - 118 minutes
Rated PG-13 (for profanity and a...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Christian Pyle |
| Robert Altman is back! After a series of muddled efforts ("Pret-a-Porter,"
"Kansas City," and "The Gingerbread Man"), Altman has delivered a quirky comedy
that deserves its place on his distinguished resume. more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by James Sanford |
| Imagine Tennessee Williams penning a script for NBC's Must See TV
lineup and you'll have some idea of what director Robert Altman's
"Cookie's Fortune" is like. Though Altman is best known for such
incisive films as "Nashville," "The Player" and "Short...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| COOKIE'S FORTUNE (director: Robert Altman; cast: Glenn Close (Camille
Dixon), Julianne Moore (Cora Duvall), Liv Tyler (Emma Duvall), Chris
O'Donnell (Jason Brown), Charles S. Dutton (Willis Richland), Patricia
Neal (Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt), Ned Beatty...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| The fine thing about being in a small town is exactly that. It’s
small, cozy and familiar. We accept the charms and the peculiarities
of the citizens because that’s what gives these kinds of small
communities a wonderful life of its own. Take Holly...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by DeWyNGaLe |
| Lately, I have seen a similar plot in three movies. In Jawbreaker (D), Dead
Man on Campus (C), and The Curve (A-). In all three films, the characters are
trying to cover up a murder to make it look like suicide. In Cookie's Fortune,
I got a little...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Eugene Novikov |
| Robert Altman's Cookie's Fortune is that rare movie that does not depend on
sentimentality to be uplifting and to make its viewers feel good. It is a
sunny, delightful, dreamy comedy, filled with lovely performances, skillful
direction and topped off...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Robert Altman’s (Short Cuts) latest film is a slow-moving,
southern-fried tale about an inbred small town and its annoying
inhabitants. Set in Holly Springs, Mississippi, Fortune is cleverly
acted, but unfortunately its script is on the fast track to...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: A gentle crime story set in a sleepy
Mississippi town has more than its share of
eccentric but likeable characters. Robert Altman
has given us his most relaxing and pleasant film.
For once...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "COOKIE'S FORTUNE" (October Films)
Robert Altman, one of the screen's most intriguing
story-tellers, is back again with writer Anne Rapp's sweetly satirical
tale about the genteel citizens of a small Southern town....more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| COOKIE'S FORTUNE
(October)
Starring: Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell,
Charles S. Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance.
Screenplay: Anne Rapp.
Producers: Robert Altman and Etchie Stroh.
Director: Robert...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| Like so many of the great Robert Altman films--"Nashville," "The
Player," "Short Cuts"--and even some of his not-so-memorable ones
("Prêt-à-Porter"), "Cookie's Fortune" is a character-driven drama that
engages the viewer through the slowly unfolding...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Robert Altman's most fun movie since 1992's _The_Player_ is this wickedly
enjoyable dark comedy--which, any way you slice it, is one steaming slab of
Southern-fried soap. Among those populating the small town of Holly
Springs are scheming spinster...more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| rated PG-13
starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Chris O'Donnell, Charles
Dutton, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Donald Moffat, Lyle
Lovett
written by Anne Rapp
directed by Robert Altman more |
| Cookie's Fortune Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| The problem with a story that relies almost exclusively on small talk is
that they don't call it "small" talk for nothing. In Robert Altman's
COOKIE'S FORTUNE, in which fishing is a favorite subject, a Scrabble
game gets significant screen time. You...more |
