If scriptwriter Byrum hadn't tried to cram every possible theme into this film -- hoping, no doubt, they would all add up to greatness -- Duets would be an entertaining, wryly observed slice of Americana.
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Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Duets is to movies what karaoke is to pop: a spirited attempt by non-pros.
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San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
San Francisco ExaminerWesley Morris
Miserable as it crawls for two eternal hours toward being "life-affirming."
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Portland OregonianShawn Levy
Portland OregonianShawn Levy
To be fair, there are moments when the film seems better than, finally, it is.