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The Hottest State

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32% Tomatometer 53 Reviews 52% Popcornmeter 2,500+ Ratings
A struggling actor (Mark Webber) and his lover (Catalina Sandino Moreno) have a rocky relationship.
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Despite strong performances and a unique style, The Hottest State is too self-conscious and pretentious to truly succeed.

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Christopher Orr The New Republic 09/22/2008
If nothing else, Hawke has managed to recreate, with neurological immediacy, the sensation of being harassed by a selfish, clueless ex-lover. Go to Full Review
John Monaghan Detroit Free Press 09/21/2007
2/4
The movie is crisply shot and obviously heartfelt, but search elsewhere if you want the same honesty Hawke displayed as an actor in 1995's Before Sunrise and its 2004 sequel Before Sunset. Go to Full Review
Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle 09/21/2007
1.5/5
The Hottest State lacks heat. Go to Full Review
Peter Keough Boston Phoenix 04/23/2009
2/4
Breaking up is hard to do. So is making a movie about it. Ethan Hawke, in his adaptation of his own novel, doesn't try very hard. Or maybe he tries too hard. Go to Full Review
Heather Huntington ReelzChannel.com 08/26/2008
5/10
The film is perfectly fine indie fare, but the plot and the characters seem a little more self-indulgently autobiographical than compelling. Go to Full Review
Prairie Miller NewsBlaze 12/04/2007
Though there are some nutty and offbeat moments in The Hottest State, these young characters fail to generate any chemistry or 'heated state,' despite their tender years and simmering hormones. Go to Full Review
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steve d 01/22/2023 There is just not enough to it. See more 11/26/2019 Borne out of a novel written by Ethan Hawke The Hottest State is a valiant effort and one that should get more artsy credence thrown towards Mr. Hawke's way. The Hottest State makes two interesting changes from the book. The first is to move the vacation location from Paris to Mexico. The reason for this is likely due to economic and/or logistical factors, but it's seamless. For the purposes of the story, one location does as well as the other. The second change is to replace the book's overweight, "funny looking" Sarah with the gorgeous Moreno. This subtly alters the dynamic between William and Sarah. The Hottest State is a little talky but the conversations are generally true-to-life and interesting. The book is perceptive and the movie, which directly excerpts whole conversations from it, is no less so. This kind of thing that can happen when the writer of the source material has complete creative control over the movie adaptation. See more 10/10/2013 The folksy music assists the storyline with mood and emotions that compliment the actors as they expound the script. Naturalistic acting gives an overall sense of the complicated web of the mind as it seeks to comprehend the beauty within a relationship. Softly acted, bringing forth many thoughts and emotions as the heart breaks. Nibbles: Carrot cake and butterscotch sauce. See more 01/13/2013 A játékid? egy jelent?s részében ez töltötte ki a gondolataimat: "Zzzzzzzzzzz..." A maradékban pedig ez (ahogy a f?h?s verg?dését elnéztem): "Mi a f@sz bajod van neked???" See more 12/28/2012 let it be, and leave the past behind you....that's all. I know it's hard but all you gotta do is move along, move along, even when your hope is gone move along... See more 09/26/2012 never read the book, but the dialogue and the acting was excellent...kinda odd seeing Ethan Hawke play father to a twenty-one year old character...looking forward to seeing more of the actress Catalina See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A struggling actor (Mark Webber) and his lover (Catalina Sandino Moreno) have a rocky relationship.
Director
Ethan Hawke
Screenwriter
Ethan Hawke
Distributor
ThinkFilm
Rating
R (Language|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 24, 2007, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 20, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$30.6K
Runtime
1h 56m
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