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Erik Lundegaard, Seattle Times: Read more
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Susan Stark, Detroit News: Byrum's lackluster, ambling script and Bruce Paltrow's unimaginative reading of it routinely stand at cross-purposes with a first-class cast. Read more
Philip Wuntch, Dallas Morning News: Duets will be most appreciated by music buffs. The actual karaoke scenes attain the bounce that's missing from the rest of the film. Read more
A.O. Scott, 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. Read more
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Substitute 'bland' for 'blonde' and you've got a pretty good description of [Paltrow's] movie. Read more
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Read more
Houston Chronicle: Happily for all, director Bruce Paltrow approaches the sing-along world of karaoke with an affectionate but mildly satiric eye. Read more
Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Marquee value of an Academy Award-winning star lifted it up to the big screen -- a step higher than it should have gone. Read more
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture: Read more
James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Duets is a clumsily constructed motion picture that could have been a lot better with a tighter and more focused script. Read more
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Its fundamental error is that it tries to squeeze bittersweet heartbreak and goofy social satire into the same story. Just when the movie gets the rhythm, it steps on its own feet. Read more
Bob Graham, San Francisco Chronicle: OK, it got to me. Read more
Desson Thomson, Washington Post: A conceptual train wreck. Read more