The Cobbler
Saving the neighborhood one sole at a time.
Saving the neighborhood one sole at a time.
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
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2014
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Max Simkin repairs shoes in the same New York shop that has been in his family for generations. Disenchanted with the grind of daily life, Max stumbles upon a magical heirloom that allows him to step into the lives of his customers and see the world in a new way. Sometimes walking in another man's shoes is the only way one can discover who they really are.
Director:
Cast:
Same Director
Details
Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
99 min
Release date:
11 Sep 2014
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
3 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
What starts off as a potentially charming fantasy never finds its footing.
– Esther Zuckerman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Mar 2015
rotten:
"The Cobbler" is a wildly ill-conceived curio from director Tom McCarthy, who co-wrote with Paul Sado.
– Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar 2015
rotten:
A failed fairy tale with a saccharine, klezmer-inflected tone undercut by the movie's own plot.
– Molly Eichel,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
13 Mar 2015
rotten:
Throughout The Cobbler, Sandler himself seems more invested than he's been for a long time. But the rest of this ghastly movie lets him down.
– Bilge Ebiri,
New York Magazine/Vulture,
13 Mar 2015
rotten:
The conceit is both ridiculous and clever, but the director, Tom McCarthy, pushes it to facile conclusions without tapping its deeper potential ...
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
15 Mar 2015