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Permanent Midnight
He had a great job, beautiful wife and a habit the size of Utah.
1998 · 1h 28m · R
Drama
Directed by
David Veloz
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Permanent Midnight
Overview
Juggling increasing career success and a growing heroin habit, a television comedy writer attempts to go down a path of improvement.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The movie gets credit for not making the high life seem colorful or funny.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Fresh
Unsettling and-yes-often scorchingly funny!
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post
Fresh
As enveloping as it is darkly cautionary!
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
The trouble is that it's hard to care!
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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