Made-Up

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Made-Up
Directed by Tony Shalhoub
Written by Lynne Adams
Produced by Brooke Adams
Lynne Adams
Mark Donaldo
StarringBrooke Adams
Tony Shalhoub
CinematographyGary Henoch
Edited byMichael Matzdorff
Music by Michael Wolff
Production
company
Vanity Films
Distributed bySister Films
Release date
Running time
96 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Made-Up is a 2002 American comedy drama film directed by Tony Shalhoub and starring Brooke Adams and Shalhoub.

Contents

Cast

Production

The film was shot in Lynne Adams' home in Boston. [1]

Release

The film premiered at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on March 2, 2002. [2] Then it was released in New York City on January 24, 2004 and had a limited release in Los Angeles on February 13, 2004. [1]

Reception

The film has a 39% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 31 reviews. [3]

Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film a negative review and wrote, "It wants, as Kate says about her documentary, to be a 'seminal work on beauty and aging.' But it wears like a gauzy romantic comedy." [4]

Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, calling it "a comedy with lots going on and with considerable depth and complexity." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 King, Susan (February 10, 2004). "Three of a kind make up a feature". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  2. Loewenstein, Lael (March 28, 2002). "Made-Up". Variety. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  3. "Made-Up". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  4. Morris, Wesley (March 12, 2004). "'Made-Up' faces some real truths". The Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
  5. Thomas, Kevin (February 6, 2004). "'Made-Up' doesn't stop at skin deep". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2022.