'November': Clever ideas, not always well executed
by Melinda Ennis

"Memento" meets "The Sixth Sense" in "November," the latest in the fad of multilayered, brain-teasing thrillers. But despite some cool camera work and an intriguing concept, it's a bit like putting a complex jigsaw puzzle together and then finding a few pieces missing. Read the full review

TO SUM UP
Sophie Jacobs and her boyfriend Hugh stop at a corner store for a late night snack. While Sophie waits in the car, Hugh is murdered in a violent robbery. Sophie goes on with her life as best she can, teaching photography at a local college. But one day at school, a slide mysteriously appears in the projector's carousel: an image of what looks like her car in front of the corner store the night of the shooting.

FILM FACTS ...
Sony Pictures Classics
'November'

Director: Greg Harrison
Starring: Courteney Cox-Arquette, Matthew Carey, Brittany Ishibashi, Nick Offerman, Amir Talai
Run time: 88 minutes
Release date: July 22, 2005
Rating: R for strong language and sexual situations.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: B-
"If the final outcome is somewhat expected, it's also effectively cinematic."

The Palm Beach Post: C+
"There are things to admire in November, but the frustrating ending is not one of them."


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