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www.austinchronicle.com - : City Slickers is a funny, fast-moving, contemporary comedy developed from an idea by Crystal and scripted by the formidable writing team of Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel (Parenthood, Splash, Night Shift). This team has developed a style so identifiable that it ought to be patented: a jocular, adult, reality-based formula that cruises through life's potholes with steel-belted radials. This new movie is another smooth ride -- very funny, well-acted and mildly insightful. Director Underwood (Tremors) keeps it all moving although the film's many action sequences lack dynamism and flair. more...
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3/5
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : `City Slickers'' comes packaged as one kind of movie - a slapstick comedy about white-collar guys on a dude ranch - and it delivers on that level while surprising me by being much more ambitious, and successful, than I expected. This is the proverbial comedy with the heart of truth, the tear in the eye along with the belly laugh. It's funny, and it adds up to something. more...
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www.threemoviebuffs.com - : Currently at the place I am in my life, I find myself greatly relating to the movie City Slickers. 10 years ago I would have thought it an okay movie and in 10 years from now I may think it dull, but right now it speaks to me on many personal levels. more...
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3.5/
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