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"Paparazzi" was really a cool thriller. Cole Hauser played the role of a famous actor who's life gets interfered with by the paparazzi wonderfully. The movie may not have reviewed well with the critics, but I liked it for it's drama and...
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"Paparazzi" was really a cool thriller. Cole Hauser played the role of a famous actor who's life gets interfered with by the paparazzi wonderfully. The movie may not have reviewed well with the critics, but I liked it for it's drama and action. My only criticism was that the movie was too short.

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Posted feb 24, 2007 8:13 am pt

• [+] Film Threat
  
  60
  This is a film which resonates on a surprising number of levels. But the level on which it undoubtedly works best is the victim-goes-postal-and-takes-the-law-into-his-own-hands level.

  by Rick Kisonak | Read Full Review »
• [+] Dallas Observer
  
  60
  A surprisingly efficient B-grade revenge pic.

  by Luke Y. Thompson | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  60
  It was shrewdly written by Forrest Smith and directed crisply by Paul Abascal (Gibson's onetime hairdresser) for maximum visceral impact upon the susceptible.

  by Kevin Thomas | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  58
  It doesn't take long for the film to devolve into a ludicrously far-fetched Celebrity Death Wish.

  by Owen Gleiberman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Reader
  
  50
  In essence this is a celebrity revenge fantasy, something few of us can relate to, but director Paul Abascal has the sense to keep the homilies short and the pacing fast.

  by J.R. Jones | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  50
  Paparazzi is for anyone who's ever wondered how good it would feel to knock down a photographer with his car and then back over him.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  50
  A throwback to the kind of '80s action flicks that had titles like "Adrenaline Force," is enlivened by a raft of celebrity cameos, including a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance by Gibson.

  by Megan Lehmann | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  40
  Amazingly arrogant, immoral film.

  by Dave Kehr | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  40
  Cookie-cutter "Cape Fear" knockoff.

  by Ben Kenigsberg | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  40
  First-time director Paul Abascal brings no style or personality to this B-movie exercise. Except for Farina, the actors go through the paces as if they too lack conviction in the proceedings.

  by Kirk Honeycutt | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Onion (A.V. Club)
  
  40
  Paparazzi follows the vigilante playbook in all its banality, without much in the way of moral reflection.

  by Scott Tobias | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  40
  In producer Mel Gibson's second crackpot persecution-complex film of 2004 -- heat-blast directed by first-timer Paul Abascal -- it's obvious who Bo is supposed to represent.

  by Robert Abele | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  40
  Visually uninspired and dramatically overheated, Paparazzi has overall look and feel of generic direct-to-video production.

  by Joe Leydon | Read Full Review »
• [+] Premiere
  
  38
  In the age of reality television, Paparazzi feels desperately out-of-touch, the jaded grousings of an industry burnout.

  by Peter Debruge | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  38
  One has the sense that if the level of violence had been ratcheted up a little, Paparazzi might have been more of a guilty pleasure and less of a chore to watch.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »