Rotten
The press notes say the director spent five years developing Duets. He should have developed it more.
Jay Carr, Boston Globe
Duets
Six littles souls in search of a little harmony.
2000 · 1h 52m · R
Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by
Bruce Paltrow
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Duets
Overview
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
Director and cast
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21%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascination.
A.O. Scott, New York Times
Rotten
The movie simply creaks with contrivance.
Curtis Morgan, Miami Herald
Fresh
OK, it got to me.
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
A talented acting ensemble and some show-stopping musical numbers make the film an intermittently irresistible entertainment.
Kevin Maynard, Mr. Showbiz
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