Synopsis
Duets is a road-trip comedy which revolves around the little known world of karaoke and the whimsical characters who inhabit it. All roads lead to Omaha, site of a national karaoke competition where this motley group of singers and stars come together for a blow-out sing-off.
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Cast
- Gwyneth PaltrowLiv
- Scott SpeedmanBilly
- Maria BelloSuzi Loomis
- Paul GiamattiTodd Woods
- Andre BraugherReggie Kane
- Huey LewisRicky Dean
- Angie DickinsonBlair
- Brent ButtKansas Motel Clerk
- Michael BubléFinale Singer
- Kiersten WarrenCandy Woods
Recommendations
- 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The big downside of the film is that it always feels slightly contrived. - 60
The New York Times
Every so often a movie comes along that's bad in such original and unexpected ways that it inspires an almost admiring fascination - 50
Washington Post
If scriptwriter Byrum hadn't tried to cram every possible theme into this film -- hoping, no doubt, they would all add up to greatness -- Duets would be an entertaining, wryly observed slice of Americana. - 50
Philadelphia Inquirer
Duets is to movies what karaoke is to pop: a spirited attempt by non-pros. - 38
San Francisco Examiner
Miserable as it crawls for two eternal hours toward being "life-affirming." - 33
Portland Oregonian
To be fair, there are moments when the film seems better than, finally, it is. - 30
TV Guide Magazine
This soft, formulaic comedy/drama has a far better cast than it deserves, and they work their hearts out trying to bring life to a cliched script. - 30
Village Voice
A road movie, though there's a decided lack of forward motion.
