it's a coming of age tale

"rambling and surprisingly pointless" - denton record chronicle
"tedious humor and sentimentality" -hollywood reporter
"leaves one adrift on a raft of morose questions" - new yorker
"a jumble of potentially intriguing concepts that rarely gel and leave a sticky residue" -palo alto weekly
"sporadically funny" - new york post
"dreary, self indulgent" - arizona republic
"could have used a bit more planning" - newark star
"much of it is not half bad" - boston globe

reviews about cameron crowe's Elizabethtown. but they might as well be about me. well intentioned, less than stellar execution.
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NYC: architecture? immigrant history? effecient public transportation? theater arts? nope. i feel like at any moment i'm going to spot batman or one of the ninja turtles.
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if you are beautiful, rich and/or nauseatingly pretentious, come visit me at my new job, the viceroy- santa monica. i used to think i'd do something meaningful after graduation. but i love it.
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at what age do girls stop with the janetjacksonspeak? i'm going to need you to be very clear with me. i'd like to understand so i know what the fuck to do.
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if you have straight guy friends who enjoy dancing shirtless onstage at gay clubs, the experience is unforgettable.