Fresh
Grenier is terrific, bringing an unforced, rapid-fire delivery to Toback's Heidegger- and Nietzsche-referencing dialogue.
Chuck Wilson, L.A. Weekly
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Harvard Man
Overview
College has always been a time for experimentation, sexual, cultural and otherwise. "Harvard Man" plays out against a background of love, sex, basketball, crime and experimentation. Action and philosophy in young people's quest to discover their true identity.
Director and cast
- James Toback Director
- Sarah Michelle Gellar as Cindy Bandolini
- Adrian Grenier as Alan Jensen
- Joey Lauren Adams as Chesney Cort
- Eric Stoltz as Teddy Carter
- Rebecca Gayheart as Kelly Morgan
- John Neville as Dr. Reese
- Gianni Russo as Andrew Bandolini
- Ray Allen as Marcus Blake
- Michael Aparo as Russell
- Scottie Epstein as Mario
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
33%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The attempt is courageous, even if the result is wildly uneven.
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News
Fresh
What makes the movie work is that the premise, which sounds like a comedy, is treated with the seriousness of life and death.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Toback offers a complex, borderline campy, and oddly entertaining study of modern moral dilemmas.
Loren King, Chicago Tribune
Rotten
A crisply made movie that is no more than mildly amusing.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
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