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JA1 Presents: Dutch (1991)

Jan 29, 2007 13:14

Starring Ed O’Neill, Ethan Embry, JoBeth Williams, et al
Rated PG-13, 107 minutes“Dutch,” written by John Hughes, centers around Doyle Standish (Embry), a sarcastic, bitter young sort going to prep school who thinks his family money makes him better than everybody. His parents, played by cinema’s favorite slime ball portrayer Christopher McDonald ( Read more... )

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theskooch January 30 2007, 01:38:17 UTC

That chick from Kate & Allie is in this movie, and I had a crush on her when I was young. This is one of the movies that Roger Ebert absolutely hates and he saw it back when he was credible.

jasona1 January 30 2007, 01:52:36 UTC

Just went and read his review. He hit one nail on the head - the kid's obnoxious for too long. Granted, in doing that it thankfully stretches the formula a little bit (Dutch & Doyle aren't the Happy Go Lucky Team 2000 'til the last straw is broken for Dutch), but it was irritating.