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The Talent Given Us
Directed by
Andrew Wagner
Not Rated
2004
1h 38m
Comedy
,
Drama
5.6
58%
46%
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A retired New York City couple drive across country to reconnect with their reclusive son, joined by their two unmarried daughters.
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Cast of The Talent Given Us
Allen Wagner
Allen
Judy Wagner
Bumby
Maggie Wagner
Maggie
Judy Dixon
Judy
Billy Wirth
Billy
Andrew Wagner
Andrew / Director / Writer / Producer
Emily Wagner
Emily
The Talent Given Us Ratings & Reviews
Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Christopher Kelly
[A] one-of-a-kind movie that sends the family road-trip genre happily spinning into these self-obsessed, overanalytical times; it's National Lampoon's Vacation as re-imagined by Dr. Phil.
The New Yorker
Shauna Lyon
The notion that there is no escape from one's family is elevated-and ameliorated-by the inkling that the Wagners' story is, in fact, real.
Detroit News
Tom Long
Ultimately, the movie isn't as strong as the idea behind the movie, or the people inside that idea.
Detroit Free Press
Terry Lawson
What initially seems hard to watch, even excruciating at times, becomes hard not to, a fascinating fiction that seems to be more real than just about any actual documentary you can imagine.
Chicago Tribune
Jessica Reaves
If you enjoy HBO's cult hit Curb Your Enthusiasm, you're almost guaranteed to enjoy this bawdy, heartbreaking, deeply discomfiting mockumentary.
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
A brave, funny, affecting film.
Denver Post
Lisa Kennedy
A work of inspired, embarrassingly hilarious, uncomfortable fiction.
San Francisco Chronicle
Walter V. Addiego
We're encouraged to believe that at least some of what we're hearing is a reflection of 'real' family concerns, but the film makes it impossible to tell what's genuine and what's pretend in all the soul-baring.
Boxoffice Magazine
Sheri Linden
The Talent Given Us is disarming in its fearless confrontation with mortality and the perpetual quest for nothing less than life.
Seattle Times
Moira MacDonald
Most of us really, really don't want to be a fly on the wall while somebody else's family works out its issues in interstate therapy sessions.
The Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Ultimately the film's insights and observations seem not so much universal as self-absorbed and solipsistic.
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
It's difficult to see how this picture -- essentially chronicling a long car trip -- could mean much to anyone but the Wagners and their friends and relatives.
L.A. Weekly
Ella Taylor
The Talent Given Us appalls as much as it entertains.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
A film of uncommon originality.
Ebert & Roeper
Richard Roeper
I think it's an interesting experiment, but it was very difficult for me to make it all the way to the end.
Variety
Scott Foundas
Brutally truthful, funny and touching in nearly equal measure, this semi-autobiographical, micro-budget road movie lacks any of the obvious bells and whistles that even indie features seem to need nowadays.
New York Daily News
Jami Bernard
Weird and wonderful.
New York Post
Lou Lumenick
Its remarkable candor is like spending a memorably hilarious, harrowing and unforgettable weekend with your wacky in-laws.
New York Times
Manohla Dargis
Andrew Wagner's strange and delightful movie shouldn't work but does rather remarkably.
Village Voice
Dennis Lim
This raw, fascinating, often unpleasant film is not in the least coy about its queasy mix of exploitation and therapeutic exhibitionism.
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