| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B) |
| SHAPE OF THINGS, THE (director/writer: Neil LaBute; screenwriter: from Mr.
LaBute's play; cinematographer: James L. Carter; editor: Joel Plotch; music:
Elvis Costello; cast: Rachel Weisz (Evelyn), Paul Rudd (Adam), Frederick Weller
(Philip), Gretchen Mol...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 7/10) |
| After making two films from the scripts of other writers (the decent Nurse
Betty and the monstrous Possession), writer-director Neil LaBute returns to
the edgy, feel-bad material that made him a darling of the indie film world.
The Shape of Things is...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: C-) |
| Timid Adam (Paul Rudd), a part time museum guard and student at Mercy College,
meets his match one day when he confronts art school grad, Evelyn (Rachel
Weisz), as she prepares to deface a statue in the museum. He is immediately
smitten with the spirited...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: B+) |
| Grade: B+
Reviewed by: Harvey Karten
Focus Features/Working Title Films
Directed by: Neil LaBute
Written by: Neil LaBute
Cast: Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Gretchen Mol, Fred Weller
Screened at: Loews Lincoln Sq., NYC, 5/13/03 more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Jon Ridge |
| Efficient is the best word I can think of to describe Neil Labute's THE
SHAPE OF THINGS. It has a point to make, and finds a way to make it without
ever really getting very deep. There are numerous discussions about
relationships and all things having...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 4.5/5) |
| Neil LaBute, as a write and filmmaker, has never been afraid to show
the ugliness which humans are capable of inflicting upon one another.
In his movies In The Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbors,
he forces you to watch, to understand, and...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by JoBlo (Rating: 8/10) |
| PLOT:
A goofy, ugly, nerdy college student meets a cute, sexy, groovy art student and
develops the balls to actually ask her out on a date. After some time together,
the girl starts to change the guy for the better-- at least, on the outside--
while they...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: C) |
| Adam (Paul Rudd, "The Cider House Rules") is a sweet nebbish, working his way
through school.
About to go off shift as a guard at Mercy College's art museum, Adam discovers
Evelyn (Rachel
Weisz, "About a Boy") suspiciously regarding the statue of a male...more |
| The Shape of Things Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| THE SHAPE OF THINGS is a comedy of modern manners and more. By highly acclaimed
writer and director Neil LaBute (IN THE COMPANY OF MEN, among other films), the
picture is best summarized by Evelyn (Rachel Weisz), who remarks, "We're just
talking." They...more |
