Suzanne Stone wants to be a world-famous news anchor and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. What she lacks in intelligence, she makes up for in cold determination and diabolical wiles. As she pursues her goal with relentless focus, she is forced to destroy anything and anyone that may stand in her way, regardless of the ultimate cost or means necessary.
Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award7 wins & 13 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
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An irresistible black comedy and a wicked delight.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
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If you've hitherto failed to respond to the laid-back oddball appeal of Van Sant's movies, fear not: this is a sharp, consistently funny blend of black comedy and satire on the deleterious effects of television.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
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A smart and wicked delight
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
12 Feb 2008
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If, like me, you find things to admire in all of Gus Van Sant's early films, you may be especially gratified by what he's done with a satirical anti-TV script by Buck Henry.
– Jonathan Rosenbaum,
Chicago Reader,
12 Feb 2008
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As Jimmy, the teen sap who falls hard for Suzanne, Joaquin Phoenix is dead-eyed yet touchingly vulnerable -- a mush-mouthed angel.