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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittPacino's performance in People I Know is the best thing he's done in ages.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkIt won't be a waste of time to watch these people — on cable, and probably not too far in the future.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenIn the midst of material that's dusty and dated, People I Know somehow feels apocalyptic. How is this possible? Easy: When America's liberal conscience is in the sole care of a publicist, you just know the world's going to hell in a handbasket.
- 60Village VoiceJ. HobermanVillage VoiceJ. HobermanAlthough a marked improvement over Algrant's nightmarishly whimsical debut, "Naked in New York," People I Know is perfumed less by the sweet smell of success than the musty aroma of the Miramax vault.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumAs it is, the story collapses like a bad tip to Liz Smith. Still, there's something brash, retro, and even stupidly touching about all the chatty mania, and the way Baitz and Pacino get off on paranoia, conspiracy theories, and the lure of 1960s idealism.
- 50New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardIt was filmed in and around the World Trade Center, and the subsequent cuts, reshoots and sleights of hand designed to obscure that fact prove devastating.
- 40SalonStephanie ZacharekSalonStephanie ZacharekThe picture has a lax, sleepy vibe: There's never anything taut or electric about it. And so, like Pacino's character, we sleepwalk through it.
- 40L.A. WeeklyElla TaylorL.A. WeeklyElla TaylorAs a thriller, People I Know -- which has languished unreleased since 2001 -- is barely plausible. As a critique of the meshing of power politics between East and West coasts, the movie is more smart-alecky than wise.
- 30Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternNot a pretty sight, any of it.
- 25PremiereGlenn KennyPremiereGlenn KennySmushes together “The Bonfire of the Vanities” (the novel, that is), “True Believer,” and “Eyes Wide Shut,” only it does so without being nearly as good as any of the aforementioned.