The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard is in love with kitsch, the backwaters of showbiz, and true magic. It's a wee charmer that left me enchanted.Read Full Review »

A bit of a throwback, a nostalgic, easygoing Capra-esque comedy that should appeal to both youthful and older audiences.Read Full Review »

I firmly believe such illusions are never the result of psychic powers, but I am fascinated by them, anyway. The wisdom of this film, directed and written by Sean McGinly, is to never say.Read Full Review »

Like its main character, the production rarely seems ready for prime time.Read Full Review »

Like Mickey Rourke in "The Wrestler," Malkovich plays a star long past his glory days in The Great Buck Howard, but continuing to do the only thing he knows. The tone of the two films couldn't be less alike, but the story arc of the central characters graphs the same.Read Full Review »

An agreeable show business satire with a warm heart.Read Full Review »

An affectionate though flawed comedy.Read Full Review »

Malkovich swallows up the screen, and when he's out of frame, the movie feels slack and slow.Read Full Review »

This is an old man's movie, without an old man's experience. Despite McGinly's stated affection for Kreskin (the movie ends with a written appreciation of him), there's nothing personal about it. It's the movie equivalent of handing us a business card.Read Full Review »

Malkovich has a role that coulda-woulda-shoulda been a sensation if he had had a different director and different co-stars.Read Full Review »