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Sympathy for Delicious
Sympathy for Delicious is a 2010 drama film, and the directorial debut of Mark Ruffalo. Filming took place in Los Angeles. It is the story of a newly paralyzed DJ (Thornton) gets more than he bargained for when he seeks out the world of faith healing.
1 August 1963, Boulder, Colorado, USA
1 June 1975, Pasadena, California, USA
15 August 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA
8 December 1981, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
27 May 1974, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
13 January 1977, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
6 April 1981, Barrington, Illinois, USA
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2 November 1977, Newnan, Georgia, USA
May 13, 2011
The script would have better served the character of Delicious if his powers were "scientifically" explained.
May 02, 2011
Once we get to the trial that kind of dominates the later part of the movie, I think it comes back and it refocuses on this dynamic between Thornton and Ruffalo who are incedently really good together.
April 29, 2011
As it builds, kind of epically, to a thoughtful conclusion, "Sympathy" appreciates the places we find after defeating our demons.
April 27, 2011
Messy, far-fetched rock drama with religious vibes, about a former DJ on L.A.'s skid row who emerges a healer, will go straight to the cut-out bin.
May 21, 2011
The movie presents its premise in a somewhat intriguingly unprepossessing way, but abandons any deeper exploration of its crisis of faith or, indeed, just human existence -- all to hopelessly middling effect.
April 29, 2011
Scattered drama about faith and poverty is intense.
April 29, 2011
Mark Ruffalo is one of the best actors of his generation, and I'd like to be able to say that, with his directorial debut, Sympathy for Delicious, he's one of its best filmmakers, too. Alas, this semiexpressionist fantasia is a botch.
May 05, 2011
Good intentions and poor execution.
April 28, 2011
Despite the powerful sense of place, "Sympathy for Delicious" unwinds a narrative thread that grows increasingly tattered and flimsy.
April 29, 2011
While, as director, Ruffalo is a little too fond of hand-held shots, he keeps all the performances simmering and moves the story ahead in simple, straightforward steps.
May 06, 2011
You can't make this stuff up. Or maybe you can, but you shouldn't.
April 29, 2011
Interesting but never compelling...