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A hunky TV news cameraman named Steve (Bradley Cooper, hot off of surprise hit The Hangover) gets stalked by a lonely crossword puzzle creator named Mary (Sandra Bullock). Although only one screenwriter is credited, All About Steve feels like it's been clumsily patched together from a dozen different versions of itself. The story makes no sense and there's very little that resembles recognisable human behavior...and yet, for that very reason, the movie exerts a perverse fascination. Some parts are actually funny--Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), as a reporter hungry for an anchor position, unleashes arias of manipulative babble--but most of the movie is just baffling. The filmmakers seem to think they're sending a heartwarming message about embracing yourself, no matter how out of the mainstream you may be. Unfortunately, all of the "quirky" people come across as brain-damaged because they're not really people, they're emblems of "uniqueness". Mary is meant to be endearingly eccentric, yet her social ineptness verges on schizophrenia or severe autism. At every turn, All About Steve unintentionally reminds the viewer that someone wrote this, that someone thought this bit of behavior or this turn of phrase would somehow make us like this character or find them charming. Unfortunately, that someone was very, very off the mark. The result--seeing the bald intentions under the failed result--is a jarring yet oddly compelling experience. Also featuring DJ Qualls (Hustle & Flow) and Katy Mixon (Eastbound & Down). --Bret Fetzer
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I was a little dubious at first at watching this film as I hadn't heard good things.....But what can I say it was a laugh from start to finish. Sandra Bullock is as always fantastic, her portrayal of Mary was absolutley faultless and possessed many qualities which I found myself relating to. It's about realising it's OK to be different and that you don't have to be normal to find a niche in life and in society. An excellent film which I will watch again and again.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Do not buy this, it is the worst film i have ever seen. I felt i had wasted an hour and a half of my life which i will never get back! Normally i like Sandra Bullock but she stinks in it. The plot is rubbish as well.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Amazed that anyone could write a negative review of this film as I have just chortled my way through it. It is an unconventional film but Bullock really pulls it off in her role as a socially gauche, fiercely clever woman who is seeking to be normal only to ultimately realise that normality was hers all along. There are some glorious moments of slapstick comedy and it is undoubtedly a film that I will watch again.
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Bad beyond belief!
I watched this film the other night with a growing sense of disbelief at just how bad it actually was. 'No', I kept thinking to myself, 'it can't really be that bad. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Essex Reviewer
Shocking
Whilst i am a fan of some of Sandra Bullocks films, Few would argue she is hardly the greatest actress in the world. with her stuttering apporach "All About steve" is appalling. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Trigger
I WAS IN PAIN FROM LAUGHING.........WONDERFUL SANDRA BULLOCK
Why do people with no sense of humour bother to watch a comedy film ? Obviously only to tear it apart on so called technical acting points. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. John RAWLINGS-SMITH
Funny How?
A comedy about a woman with mental health problems who is stalking a cameraman covering a story about a baby born with three legs. Yeah, hilarious. Read more
Published 5 months ago by David Eade
sandra, she is good
really like sandra bullock, she is so funny, although a watchable film she has done a lot better ones. Teens are best suited to view than the older person like myself.
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. A. Wilson
Not recommended!!
Now I love Sandra Bullock and I simply adore the gorgeous Bradley Cooper (main reason I purchased this DVD actually!!!) but this film is incredibly poor. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Mrs. S. A. Webster
All About Steve
Its not your usual love story, which is why I liked it so much. Its not predicitable, just laugh out loud comedy :-)
Published 9 months ago by Kerrie
A surprise
Watched this a couple of days ago as it was the premiere. WOW an amzing film that opens your eyes and your heart. Read more
Published 14 months ago by David S. Piddock
Sparkling, original comedy
Sandra Bullock is excellent as the beautiful, mystified crossword puzzle writer, who cannot puzzle out anything else about life, or love. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Alijazz
Unconventional little comedy
I had heard that this movie was supposedly very very bad. I watched it and I kinda liked it.
I just watched it for the second time and I liked it a whole lot more. Read more
I just watched it for the second time and I liked it a whole lot more. Read more
Published 16 months ago by rickshayne
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