Life/Drawing

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Life/Drawing

R

1999

1h 29m

Romance

Comedy

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While preparing for his first gallery show, painter Alex (Mark Ruffalo) is abandoned by his girlfriend, Yvette (Anne Marie Johnson), after his exhibition falls through. Forced to fall back on a pizza delivery job while figuring out his next steps, Alex moves into a decrepit apartment building. Surrounded by eccentric neighbors, the artist grows unexpectedly attracted to new resident Lori (Beth Ulrich), a former soldier whose background and interests are completely different from his.

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MaryAnn Johanson

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[W]orth catching only for Ruffalo's effortless charm...

Mar 2, 2006

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David Cornelius

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A nice reworking of some very old material.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 2, 2006

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Audience Member

Mark Ruffalo plays an unsuccessful artist who just broke up with his art world girlfriend. He moves into a cheep apartment across from a cute girl from a small town who knows nothing about the art world. These two fall for each other right off the bat & start a secret relationship. The Mark Ruffalo character is really condescending to his new girlfriend & trouble ensues. The story is nothing innovative, the best touch are the bizarre neighbors & landlord. The love interest is a nice girl next door type as opposed to an an unattainable goddess. I really liked this realistic touch. Fun, but by no means a must see.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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It's right up there with The Room in terms of being unintentionally hilarious. It's labelled as a comedy, but pretty difficult to tell which parts are actually supposed to be funny...Also, it was made in 2003, but seems like the entire aesthetic of the movie was determined roughly ten years prior to that...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/18/23

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Audience Member

What a bad movie. There was nothing remotely interesting about it. The plot was just okay; really no reason behind it. Poor Mark Ruffalo for being stuck in this movie forever. He is always nice to watch though. So he gets my two stars, not the movie.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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nilufer e

This movie is the ultimate reminder of the saying "one man doesn't make a movie". Thank goodness it was short.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

I don't know... just can't really get into movies where the central character is self-centered, self-destructive, obnoxious, and pitiful.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Audience Member

Didn't care enough to watch the entire thing.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Dan Bootzin

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Mark Ruffalo

Alex

Beth Ulrich

Lori

Alan Gelfant

Ray

Anne-Marie Johnson

Art Gallery Patron

Mary Coleston

Sylvia

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Synopsis

While preparing for his first gallery show, painter Alex (Mark Ruffalo) is abandoned by his girlfriend, Yvette (Anne Marie Johnson), after his exhibition falls through. Forced to fall back on a pizza delivery job while figuring out his next steps, Alex moves into a decrepit apartment building. Surrounded by eccentric neighbors, the artist grows unexpectedly attracted to new resident Lori (Beth Ulrich), a former soldier whose background and interests are completely different from his.

Director: Dan Bootzin
Producer: Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin
Screenwriter: Dan Bootzin, Elizabeth Rivera Bootzin
Production Co: Six Feet Under Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 2, 2017
Runtime: 1h 29m

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