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Director/co-scripter Nora Ephron pitches the humor at a cacophonous level and displays the comedic equivalent of two left feet in evolving an absurdist, slapstick yarn.
Variety Staff, Variety
Mixed Nuts
A comedy on the edge.
1994 · 1h 37m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Nora Ephron
Overview
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Director and cast
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16%
Tomatometer
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Ephron's timing and sensitivity have deserted her, leaving behind only the sentimentality.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Rotten
A title song incorporating the names of nut varieties is only one of the film's desperate ploys.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
Gag.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
Is there anything more excruciating than failed farce?
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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