Queen of the Lot

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Queen of the Lot
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Film poster
Directed by Henry Jaglom
Written byHenry Jaglom
Produced byRosemary Marks
Starring Tanna Frederick
Noah Wyle
Cinematography Hanania Baer
Edited byRon Vignone
Music by Harriet Schock
Distributed byRainbow Releasing
Release date
Running time
120 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Queen of the Lot is a 2010 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom and starring Tanna Frederick and Noah Wyle. [3] It is the sequel to Jaglom's 2006 film Hollywood Dreams . [2]

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Cast

Release

The film was released in theaters in Southern California on November 19, 2010. [1]

Reception

The film has a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [4] Andrew Schenker of Slant Magazine awarded the film one and a half stars out of four. [5] Colin Covert of the Star Tribune awarded it two stars out of four. [6] Wesley Morris of The Boston Globe gave the film two and a half stars out of four. [7]

Andrew Barker of Variety gave the film a negative review and wrote that "this meandering, talky film-industry satire never manages to rouse itself from a near-comatose level of self-satisfaction." [2]

Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter also gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Henry Jaglom again tries to mix comedy with melodrama with decidedly mixed results." [1]

The New York Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Juggling love story, jewel heist, suicide and a hilarious 12-step meeting, Jaglom displays his usual loosey-goosey style and insider wit." [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Honeycutt, Kirk (17 November 2010). "Queen of the Lot -- Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Barker, Andrew (16 November 2010). "Queen of the Lot". Variety . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  3. 1 2 The New York Times (6 December 2010). "Review: Jaglom's 'Queen' another loosey-goosey Hollywood satire". The Mercury News . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  4. "Queen of the Lot". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  5. Schenker, Andrew (28 November 2010). "Review: Queen of the Lot". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  6. Covert, Colin (9 December 2010). "Reviewed in brief: 'Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale,' 'Queen of the Lot,' 'Boxing Gym,' 'Double Take'". Star Tribune . Retrieved 14 November 2020.
  7. Morris, Wesley (10 December 2010). "Queen of the Lot". The Boston Globe . Retrieved 14 November 2020.