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Splendor (1999)

Splendor
Okay, so this picture has nothing to do with the movie--but there is a certain Splendor about it.

Released By:

Columbia Tri-Star

Released In:

1999

Rated:

R

Reviewed By:

Adam Mast

Grade:

D

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Sundance alumni Gregg Araki (Doom Generation, Nowhere) returns with this would-be romantic comedy about love in the 90s. The good news is that Araki has made a film that finally makes sense. The bad news is that he has found an entirely new way to screw up a cohesive storyline. Splendor is a story about a woman who finds herself torn between two men. Rather than make a choice, she convinces them to engage in a new kind of relationship. An unexpected pregnancy soon complicates the already absurd situation. The film's biggest problem is a slow pace and its take on un-original subject matter. This theme worked much better in Kevin Smith's Chasing Amy. Still, Araki has shown a slight amount of maturity as a filmmaker.

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