Duets | 
| Director: Bruce Paltrow
Actors: Huey Lewis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Giamatti, Andre Braugher, Lochlyn Munro
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 6728
Format: Color, Dvd, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 112 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: DISD21650D
ISBN: 0788826840
UPC: 786936144710
EAN: 9780788826849
ASIN: B00003CXNJ
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: May 8, 2001
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Karaoke is a way for average people to get on stage and sing cover songs. In Duets, it's also a money sport. No, really. As with other bar sports (pool, darts), the karaoke-for-money game is rife with hustlers. One such hustler is Ricky Dean (Huey Lewis), who takes time off the karaoke circuit to attend the funeral of his ex-wife, where he meets his estranged daughter (Gwyneth Paltrow) and can't shake her desire to go on the road with him. The other hustler is Suzi Loomis (Maria Bello), a woman who literally prostitutes herself to get from gig to gig, until she meets up with a kind-hearted cabby (Scott Speedman). Then there's Todd Woods (Paul Giamatti), who gets so fed up with his sales job and being ignored at home that he hits the road, moving from karaoke bar to karaoke bar in a voyage of self-discovery. Along the way he picks up Reggie Kane (Andre Braugher), an escaped felon with a voice like an angel. All three couples end up in Omaha for the $5,000 karaoke finals. Chock full of bad writing and bad direction, the movie inspires a perverse fascination. Braugher and Giamatti chew up the scenery at every opportunity, but most interesting is the father-daughter incest subtext (compounded by the fact that the movie is directed by Gwyneth's dad, Bruce Paltrow). Eeeeesh. --Andy Spletzer
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| Customer Reviews: Read 66 more reviews...
 Great June 12, 2009
Jennifer J. Mobbs (Tyler, Texas United States)
This movie was really good, the relationship between the two men and the acting was top notch, their friendship was very believable. Loved all the music! You won't be sorry you bought this one!
Great movie. May 2, 2009
Jesus A. Ayala
I love this movie. It's as if I had bought a new product. It arrived quickly and safely. Thanks.
Duets March 3, 2009
Charles G. Davis (East China, Michigan. USA)
It is a wonderful movie. Of course I really love music. What can I say.
Good Job September 22, 2008
R. Tweedie (Lucas Texas)
Recieved item in a timley fashion and in great shape! Would use again and again!
 Quirky and Strange September 9, 2008
S. W. Best (Boston, MA)
For those of us who are completely out of the loop when it comes to Karaoke Culture, this film will clear up the confusion. This was a quirky film that had much to offer. Gwynneth Paltrow was well-directed by her dad. It must have been interesting for her to play a character establishing a relationship with her father while actually being directed by her REAL father. And who knew Huey Lewis could act? The only problem was Paul Giamatti, again playing a culturally dispossessed loser. Been there, seen it, done it, bought the T-shirt. And the resolution of his "duet" in the story was straining all believability. His buddy dies to save him from the moral responsibility of his own violent actions? No justice in that.
Otherwise, an enjoyable film on a part of American culture that has had little prior exposure in film.
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