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The Great Buck Howard (2009)
description written by member Zara:
Colin Hanks stars in this offbeat comedy as a law student who quits school against his father's wishes to become the apprentice of cantankerous illusionist the Great Buck Howard (John Malkovich). Looking to regain the magic of his once-successful career, Howard takes his show on the road, where he and his new assistant endure a series of hilarious misadventures. Hanks's real-life dad, two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks, co-stars.
| Release Date: | March 20th, 2009 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG |
| Running Time: | 87 minutes |
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The Great Buck Howard Movie Review by Zara  (11/14/2009) |
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You have to give this movie a little bit of time to grow on you, but as you sit and watch it eventually contains an amazing amount of charm to it. There isn't any great spectacular moment that makes it a "wow" movie, but I don't think that the people involved in making it were looking to have that be the case, which only...
(complete The Great Buck Howard review by Zara)
| The Great Buck Howard Movie Review by Jarrod (3/22/2009) |
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'The Great Buck Howard' is anchored by an absolutely wonderful performance from John Malkovich as the title character, an aging mentalist trying to recapture some of his former glory, when he made a staggering 61 appearances on The Tonight Show (with Johnny Carson) and had sold-out shows across the country. Buck has not...
(complete The Great Buck Howard review by Jarrod)
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