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L.A. Story Reviews

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Steve Martin wrote and stars in this look at the promise and dreamtime of Los Angeles culture. Martin stars as Harris K. Telemacher, a light-hearted television weatherman who does wacky comedy in lieu of reports since, being in L.A., he has very little weather to report. He spends his time roller-skating through museums and .. Read more

Starring	Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Richard E. Grant
Director	Mick Jackson
Genres	Comedy

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- "...L.A. Story has a completely original spirit. It's wiggy yet deeply, helplessly romantic....The imagery has a spin to it, as if we too were being enswooned by it all..."
- 9006
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
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- - 3
  - 0
  Amusing rather than hilarious
  
  I was a little disappointed by this film since I watched it with the preconception that it would be funnier than it is. The style of the film is rather choppy ... read more »
  
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- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nicola
  - Winchester, England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 19:13
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- - 1
  - 0
  Great sofa & popcorn film!
  
  I just love this film, its of it's time & is a great lampooning of the LA life as I understanding it.
  
  Steve Martin at his wakey best!
  
  Report this review
- 1016607
- - a customer
  - 13 Jul 2011 at 10:13
- - 0
  - 0
  LA Story
  
  I like Steve Martin, so I enjoyed this flick. His character is in search of that one elusive sign which he feels will point him in the right direction in life... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Lyne Chertsy
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 22:37
- - 0
  - 0
  Almost fifteen years on
  
  This is still a really good film. If you have been to LA,or seen anything of the LA lifestyle you will recognise the exagerated observations e.g. driving the 4 ... read more »
  
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- - Ana
  - Burnham, Berks
  - 26 Jul 2005 at 19:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Is it funny?
  
  I don't know. I think if this is an attempt to use the Steve Martin sarcasm to inflitrate America it didn't work.
  
  If this is an attempt to do... read more »
  
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- 340978
- - TheGoatBoy
  - Derbyshire
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 01:30
- - 0
  - 1
  Clever and sarcastic
  
  This has been one of my favourite films for a while now. With Steve Martin's own blend of whit he delivers an outrageous piss take of the people that live ... read more »
  
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- 74064
- - Spencer
  - Sheffield
  - 19 Feb 2005 at 22:41
- - 1
  - 3
  Not Funny!
  
  Absolutely dire. I didn't get one laugh in it and switched off before the end. Steve martin is just not funny.
  
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- - friarfield
  - UK
  - 05 Feb 2005 at 12:15
- - 1
  - 0
  One of the best ...
  
  One of the best romantic comedies ever made. It's not all airy fairy stuff like we get nowadays, it's more real, the characters have past relationship ... read more »
  
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- 42665
- - Paul#255
  - HEREFORD
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 16:02
- - 3
  - 0
  Amusing rather than hilarious
  
  I was a little disappointed by this film since I watched it with the preconception that it would be funnier than it is. The style of the film is rather choppy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 11584
- - Nicola
  - Winchester, England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 19:13
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- - 3
  - 0
  Amusing rather than hilarious
  
  I was a little disappointed by this film since I watched it with the preconception that it would be funnier than it is. The style of the film is rather choppy ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 11584
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - Nicola
  - Winchester, England
  - 21 Jul 2004 at 19:13
- - 1
  - 0
  One of the best ...
  
  One of the best romantic comedies ever made. It's not all airy fairy stuff like we get nowadays, it's more real, the characters have past relationship ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 42665
- - Paul#255
  - HEREFORD
  - 30 Jul 2004 at 16:02
- - 1
  - 0
  Is it funny?
  
  I don't know. I think if this is an attempt to use the Steve Martin sarcasm to inflitrate America it didn't work.
  
  If this is an attempt to do... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 340978
- - TheGoatBoy
  - Derbyshire
  - 16 Jul 2005 at 01:30
- - 1
  - 0
  Great sofa & popcorn film!
  
  I just love this film, its of it's time & is a great lampooning of the LA life as I understanding it.
  
  Steve Martin at his wakey best!
  
  Report this review
- 1016607
- - a customer
  - 13 Jul 2011 at 10:13
- - 0
  - 0
  Almost fifteen years on
  
  This is still a really good film. If you have been to LA,or seen anything of the LA lifestyle you will recognise the exagerated observations e.g. driving the 4 ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 127750
- - Ana
  - Burnham, Berks
  - 26 Jul 2005 at 19:32
- - 0
  - 0
  LA Story
  
  I like Steve Martin, so I enjoyed this flick. His character is in search of that one elusive sign which he feels will point him in the right direction in life... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 674072
- - a customer
  - Lyne Chertsy
  - 16 Dec 2008 at 22:37
- - 0
  - 1
  Clever and sarcastic
  
  This has been one of my favourite films for a while now. With Steve Martin's own blend of whit he delivers an outrageous piss take of the people that live ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 74064
- - Spencer
  - Sheffield
  - 19 Feb 2005 at 22:41
- - 1
  - 3
  Not Funny!
  
  Absolutely dire. I didn't get one laugh in it and switched off before the end. Steve martin is just not funny.
  
  Report this review
- 321860
- - friarfield
  - UK
  - 05 Feb 2005 at 12:15

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Critics' reviews
- "...L.A. Story has a completely original spirit. It's wiggy yet deeply, helplessly romantic....The imagery has a spin to it, as if we too were being enswooned by it all..."
- 9006
- - Los Angeles Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- Nothing's going right for wacky TV weatherman Harris K Telemacher (Martin): out of a job, madly in love, he pines for... read more on Time Out
- 44125
- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:14
- A pleasant romantic comedy, though the love affair is mainly with Los Angeles itself.
- 30932
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:41
- "...Warmly warped....[Parker] personifies the city's giddy spirit..." -- Rating: B
- 9005
- - Entertainment Weekly
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Decent, intelligent, and sweet..."
- 9007
- - New York Times
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58
- "...Sly, romantic fun..."
- 9008
- - Rolling Stone
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:58

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- L.A. Story
  
  Steve Martin wrote and stars in this look at the promise and dreamtime of Los Angeles culture. Martin stars as Harris K. Telemacher, a light-hearted television weatherman who does wacky comedy in lieu of reports since, being in L.A., he has very little weather to report. He spends his time roller-...