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Skipped Parts

Skipped Parts

Comedy · Drama · Romance · 2000

A woman and her son must leave a small South Carolina town because of her wild behavior.

Movie details

Skipped Parts

“There's nothing like knowing what you've been missing.”

2000 Comedy · Drama · Romance 1h 40m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.1 / 10

Community rating

A woman and her son must leave a small South Carolina town because of her wild behavior.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Tamra Davis

Written by

Tim Sandlin

Bug Hall

Bug Hall

Sam Callahan

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Jennifer Jason Leigh

Lydia Callahan

Mischa Barton

Mischa Barton

Maurey Pierce

Peggy Lipton

Peggy Lipton

Laurabel Pierce

Angela Featherstone

Angela Featherstone

Delores

R. Lee Ermey

R. Lee Ermey

Caspar Callahan

Michael Greyeyes

Michael Greyeyes

Hank Elkrunner

Court is in session

Put Skipped Parts on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Sentimental Softie

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Cool Ironist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.