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Wikipedia article
'20 Dates' is a 1998 American mockumentary film. Myles Berkowitz directs and stars as himself, a man who decides to combine "the two biggest failures in my life--professional and personal" by setting out on a filmed quest to have 20 dates and come out with both a movie career and a love interest. While most of his dates are disasters of varying stripes, Myles ultimately meets the lovely Elisabeth on his 17th date and they completely hit it off, leaving him with a new dilemma when he wants to finish the movie anyway and puts his new romance at risk.
Cast
* Myles Berkowitz as Myles
* Elisabeth Wagner as Elisabeth
* Richard Arlook as The Agent
* Tia Carrere as Herself
* Robert McKee as Himself
* Elie Samaha as The producer (voice)
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The aggregate review websites Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic recorded scores of 35%[https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/20_dates/ 20 Dates], Rotten Tomatoes. Accessed June 16, 2022. and 36 out of 100,[https://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/20dates 20 Dates], Metacritic. Accessed November 15, 2009. respectively.
Film critic Christopher Null of Filmcritic.com awarded the film four and a half stars out of five and called the film "hysterical"Null, Christopher. [http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/reviews/20-Dates 20 Dates] , Filmcritic.com, 2000. Accessed November 7, 2008. while Leonard Clady of 'Variety' called it "a mockumentary of inordinate skill", concluding that it's "a satisfying and entertaining movie."Clady, Leonard. [https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=review&reviewid=VE1117467038&categoryid=31&cs=1 20 Dates], 'Variety', January 26, 1998. James Berardinelli of ReelViews.net called the film "inconsequential" but, at the same time, admitted that some parts of the film are "often hilarious."Berardinelli, James. [http://preview.reelviews.net/movies/t/20dates.html 20 Dates], ReelViews.net. Accessed November 7, 2008.
On the other hand, film critic Roger Ebert of 'Chicago Sun-Times' awarded the film a half star out of a possible four stars, opining that "the film has the obnoxious tone of a boring home movie narrated by a guy shouting in your ear" and concluding by calling the film "incompetent and annoying."Ebert, Roger. [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19990312/REVIEWS/903120301/1023 20 Dates] , 'Chicago Sun-Times', March 12, 1999. Accessed November 7, 2008. Jeff Millar of the 'Houston Chronicle' said the film is "a joke" and that "Berkowitz is a rather annoying person".Millar, Jeff. [https://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ae/movies/reviews/220243.html 20 Dates], March 11, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2008.
See also
* Cinema of the United States
* List of American films of 1998
References
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