The Secret Lives Of Dentists
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Studio: Ingram Entertainment Release Date: 01/27/2004 Run time: 104 minutes Rating: RAmazon.com
The passion of oral surgeons is the unlikely subject of The Secret Lives of Dentists, Alan Rudolph’s keenly observed comedy-drama. Campbell Scott and Hope Davis, dentists both, have three kids and a pleasant life. Pleasant, but not exciting. When Scott realizes his wife is having an affair on the side, he’s torn between caution and an outrageous inner voice urging drastic action. That voice is personified by Denis Leary, who pops up with unwelcome advice, like a nattering ghost; needless to say, the role is a perfect fit for Leary’s hostile persona. The blend of everyday realities–especially a hilariously miserable five-day siege with stomach flu–and Leary’s surreal presence makes for a typically offbeat Rudolph offering. The smart script, after a Jane Smiley story, is by Craig Lucas. Indie stalwarts Scott and Davis both do subtle work–they’re as careful and scrupulous as the dentists they portray. –Robert Horton
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I’ve studied screenwriting, and I see about 50 movies a year. In my opinion, this film was a real waste of my time and money.I didn’t care what happened to any of the characters, who ranged from criminally annoying (the youngest daughter) to terminally boring (the Campbell Scott character). Same goes for story. I mean, what was the point of all the sturm und drang? I went because I’ve seen both Scott and Leary turn in some really fine performances. Both were wasted in this “much ado about nothing” film.
Rating: 1 / 5
This 2002 film is about a married couple who are both dentists. The marriage is troubled. The children are a handful. It is all very boring. This film is part reality and part fantasy with a disgruntled patient becoming the male dentist’s alta ego. Sound awful? Well it is. I watched this film for about 40 minutes before shutting it off. I should have not bothered in the first place.
Rating: 1 / 5
This film is a GREAT MOVIE… Brilliant, honest, authentic… A snap shot of what family life truly is, what being married is, how it feels, how the people feel, how it falls apart… Worth watching…!
Rating: 5 / 5
The phenomanal acting by the entire cast is what really made this film special.
A family headed by two dentists, who share an office, begins to fall apart, when the husband discovers the wife is cheating on him. Dennis Leary, who is an obnoxious patient of the husband, becomes an invisble friend to him and tries to convince him to leave the unfaithful wife.
A very moving piece that does not overdo itself. Campbell Scott and Hope Davis were brilliant!
Rating: 5 / 5
This boring, rambling movie (with two of my favorite actors, Campbell and Davis) was a waste of my time. I loved Smiley’s novella, “The Age of Grief” but this movie had an entirely different flavor and feeling.
I thought that the characters were one-dimensional and were never developed enough for me to care about them or what happened to them. What was the point/plot? Oh, yeah….a guy afraid to confront the problems in his marriage….
And I found the Dennis Leary character to be distracting and ridiculous.
I was tired of the couple about 20 minutes into the movie, and it never got any better for me.
Rating: 2 / 5
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