Review of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) by Owen Gleiberman for Entertainment Weekly — 13 Mar 1999
There’s something weirdly innocent about Shanley’s ineptitude: He seems to be inventing the oldest cliches for the very first time. The movie doesn’t really hit bottom, though, until he has Ryan deliver an ickily earnest monologue about how her character is ”soul-sick.
” I think she means, ”Pass the Pepto-Bismol.
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This review of Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) was written by Owen Gleiberman and published by Entertainment Weekly on 13 March 1999.
Joe Versus the Volcano has generally received mixed reviews.
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