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mvie mu-1093693: Simpatico : Did I like this movie? Neigh!

Tue, 7 Oct 2008 00:36:08 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ladyconsumer - Simpatico < b>tries to be an exciting drama, involving blackmail and corruption in the sport of horseracing. But it fails. Instead, we have a slow-paced drama with a plot that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Twenty years ago, Vinnie,...

mvie mu-1093693: Betting on a Dead Horse

Sun, 10 Dec 2000 17:03:03 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dekko - By all accounts, Simpatico should have been a great little thriller. It's written by modern master playwright Sam Shepherd. The cast has 11-count 'em-11 Oscar nominations between them. And best of all, it's about gambling and con games, which are two...

mvie mu-1093693: what is that?

Wed, 15 Mar 2000 03:49:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author lilbabimac - Simpatico" is a noirish-styled suspense set in the world of thoroughbred racing and based on a Sam Shepard play. It is filled with complex characterizations and an even more complex story line involving a horse scam, blackmail and betrayal.
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mvie mu-1093693: One Slow Horse!

Tue, 29 Feb 2000 20:45:47 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Sec31 - Okay so I decide to step away from my usual Sci-Fi/Action movie kick and try a horse of a different color. The name of the movie is Simpatico and I truly thought I was in for a thriller.

Three teens(or I'm assuming they were teens) blackmail...

mvie mu-1093693: Simpatico

Mon, 28 Feb 2000 21:36:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author penbar - Grass grows faster than the perceived time it takes to get through "Simpatico", the extremely well-acted, but excruciatingly slow-paced film by first-time director, Matthew Warchus. Originally written as a play by Sam Shepard (and adapted for...

mvie mu-1093693: Simpatico fails to leave the starting gate

Wed, 9 Feb 2000 03:40:10 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author brad_cantrill - I should have known that any movie involving Sharon Stone would be the case for a plot full of overacting and underachievment, but Simpatico seems to take it to a different level.

Based on a play by Sam Sheppard (which does the play...

mvie mu-1093693: Smart movie.

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 22:10:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Kamdine - "You always come home sooner or later." There lies the major theme

of this movie. Indeed, the themes that are dear to Sam Sheperd are

present here: the bonds between two men, two friends. But there is more

than that: on the...

mvie mu-1093693: Pas Tres Sympa: They Shoot Bad Films, Don't They?

Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:56:00 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author BigBob51 - "Simpatico" is one of those situational movies...you know, the kind you go see not because you would die if you didn't, but because it fits into your schedule. I'm also a little wary about studio films that don't have a lot of promotional...

mvie mu-1093693: HAS A SLEEK POISE AND A NOSE FOR THE FINISH LINE

Sat, 5 Feb 2000 01:38:54 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author JOSH523 - Tale of long-past racing scam resurfacing to change the diverse lives of its perpetrators and victims isn't particularly subtle, with transformations and transferences flying around like abandoned betting slips, but it's very well acted by a dream cast...

mvie mu-1093693: Thoroughbreds

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 18:50:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jeffcoffy - English theater director Matthew Warchus makes his movie directorial debut with "Simpatico" and it doesn't fare very well in comparison to two other recent theater-to-film debuts--Sam Mendes with "American Beauty" and Julie Taymor...

mvie mu-1093693: Bring A Pillow

Fri, 4 Feb 2000 15:23:22 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author wordsmith - This is a far-fetched tale about the disintegration of friendship between three people whose lust for the big stake haunts their bids for happiness for 20 years. The movie opens with Nick Nolte, in the role of Vinnie, phoning his old pal Lyle, a wealthy...

mvie mu-1093693: Vindication and Vengeance in High-Stakes Horseracing

Mon, 17 Jan 2000 09:00:24 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author SusanGranger - Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte, Sharon Stone, and Albert Finney try valiantly but even their compelling performances can't effectively elevate this somber, slowly paced screen adaptation of Sam Shepard's 1994 play about friendship and betrayal set against...

mvie mu-1093693: Magnolia

Mon, 27 Dec 1999 10:50:23 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author IwillBreaku - The movie was set in a lush horse country around Lexington, Kentucky. Simpatico proves to be a clumsy slow moving drama, about a scam perputrated by three friends 20 years ago. The movie features Jeff Bridges, Nick Nolte and Sharon Stone as...