Grosse Pointe Blank

"The movie for me is a near-miss."

"Minnie Driver plays the role of Martin's old girlfriend sharply and stylishly even when the character seems vaguely drawn."

"Despite some early indications from the two Cusacks and Arkin that it’s going to be funny, it winds up an unholy mess that becomes steadily more incoherent..."

"For what is essentially a one-joke movie, this has an awful lot going for it..."

"Perhaps the greatest romcom ever conceived with the male viewer in mind..."

"In both incident and character, Grosse Point Blank manages to be consistently surprising..."

"The script... favours superbly ironic witticisms over brash one-liners, delivering a complex story woven together so neatly it never confuses the audience."

"(A) zingy, deadpan-hilarious comedy..."

"It's a sad day when an actor who's totally, beautifully in touch with his dark side finds himself stuck in a movie that's scared of its own shadow."

"Cusack is brutally funny as Martin Q. Blank..."