Would like to think of itself as a film on the edge, a contemporary descendant of "Sweet Smell of Success." But as it dawdles along, it fails to find contemporary corollaries to the super-charged language and caffeine-fueled pace of that grimy 1957 masterpiece.Read Full Review »
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USA Today: Mike Clark
It won't be a waste of time to watch these people — on cable, and probably not too far in the future.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: J. Hoberman
Although a marked improvement over Algrant's nightmarishly whimsical debut, "Naked in New York," People I Know is perfumed less by the sweet smell of success than the musty aroma of the Miramax vault.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lisa Schwarzbaum
As it is, the story collapses like a bad tip to Liz Smith. Still, there's something brash, retro, and even stupidly touching about all the chatty mania, and the way Baitz and Pacino get off on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and the lure of 1960s idealism.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
The picture has a lax, sleepy vibe: There's never anything taut or electric about it. And so, like Pacino's character, we sleepwalk through it.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Kenneth Turan
It's not often that you see talented, well-meaning people joined together like cultists in the snare of a group delusion, but that's what makes this film fascinating, the proverbial accident you can't take your eyes off.Read Full Review »
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