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Zig Zag (2002)


ZIG ZAG
OVERVIEW

CONSENSUS
Fine performances elevate the movie above the cliches.

CAST & CREW
Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo, Oliver Platt
Directed by David S. Goyer
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SYNOPSIS
Fifteen-year-old Zigzag (Sam Jones III) is the autistic son of crack-addict Fletcher (Wesley Snipes). Though his father offers little guidance, the boy gets guidance from his "Big Brother," Dean (John Leguizamo). In an attempt to help his help his father financially, Zigzag gets a job, but attempts to take a short cut by stealing money from the company safe. more...

MPAA RATING
R, strong language and sexual content, elements of drugs and violence

RUNTIME
1 hour, 41 minutes

RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Jun 21, 2002
Video: Jul 9, 2002

RELEASE COMPANY
Silver Nitrate Films

GENRE
Dramas, Drama, Mental Illness, Drama (General), Fathers And Sons

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 RATING: ROTTEN  READING: 38%
(FRESH = 60% or Greater)
  Reviews counted: 13
Fresh: 5  Rotten: 8
Average Rating: 6.5/10
  
( Showing 1-13 of 13 Tomatometer Reviews, sorted a-z )
4/5  "Heartwarming and gently comic even as the film breaks your heart."
-- Merle Bertrand, FILM THREAT

2.5/4  "Too much of the movie feels contrived, as if the filmmakers were worried the story wouldn’t work without all those gimmicks."
-- David Cornelius, AMAZING COLOSSAL WEBSITE

  "A great ensemble cast can't lift this heartfelt enterprise out of the familiar."
-- John Dentino, L.A. WEEKLY

3.5/5  "Leguizamo and Jones are both excellent and the rest of the cast is uniformly superb."
-- Ken Fox, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE

  "Though Jones and Snipes are enthralling, the movie bogs down in rhetoric and cliché."
-- Robert Wilonsky, NEW TIMES

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61/100  "Not at all clear what it’s trying to say and even if it were – I doubt it would be all that interesting."
-- Scott Weinberg, APOLLO GUIDE

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Wilson Morales, BLACKFILM.COM

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ROTTEN 43%
  "An ambitiously naturalistic, albeit half-baked, drama about an abused, inner-city autistic teen."
-- Michael Atkinson, VILLAGE VOICE

  "Mr. Goyer’s loose, unaccountable direction is technically sophisticated in the worst way."
-- Andrew Sarris, NEW YORK OBSERVER

  "Goyer's screenplay and direction are thankfully understated, and he has drawn excellent performances from his cast."
-- Frank Scheck, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

2/5  "ZigZag might have been richer and more observant if it were less densely plotted."
-- A.O. Scott, NEW YORK TIMES

3/4  "The movie, despite its rough edges and a tendency to sag in certain places, is wry and engrossing."
-- Gene Seymour, NEWSDAY

4/5  "A small movie with a big impact."
-- Kevin Thomas, LOS ANGELES TIMES

2/4  "The character of ZigZag is not sufficiently developed to support a film constructed around him."
-- Megan Turner, NEW YORK POST

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