

It will note that best actress Julia Roberts gave a long acceptance speech and that the show’s host, Steve Martin, was so appropriately clever that it’s almost a mathematical certainty that he will never be invited back. Buena Vista Television.Years from now, when the “entertainment press” looks back on Oscar night 2001, it will note that awards were presented to actor Russell Crowe, director Steven Soderbergh, and actress Marcia Gay Harden.

"Stone Makes Scary 'U-Turn' / Director's black comedy has style but – typically – gets carried away".

^ "U-Turn - A Film Review by James Berardinelli".^ "The Hollywood Interview: Oliver Stone: The Hollywood Interview"."Coachella Valley Feature Film Production 1920–2011". In the episode, Gene Siskel reflected that " U Turn the same highly stylized violence as Stone's Natural Born Killers, but without that film's intellectual content, U Turn seems like Stone's attempt at a commercial hit – and he failed, miserably." References It was also included on Siskel and Ebert's "Worst Films of 1997" episode. The film was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards: Worst Director (which went to Kevin Costner for The Postman) and Worst Supporting Actor (Jon Voight, also for Most Wanted ultimately, he "lost" to Dennis Rodman for Double Team). Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale. U Turn currently holds a 61% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 51 reviews with the consensus: " U-Turn is a lurid, stylish lark that boasts striking moments but lacks the focus and weight of Oliver Stone's best work." On Metacritic, it has a rating of 54 out of 100 based on 20 reviews, indicating mixed or average reviews. James Berardinelli rated the film three stars out of four, stating "for those who enjoy movies on the edge, U-Turn offers just the trajectory you might expect." Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle wrote that it "demonstrates a filmmaker in complete command of his craft and with little control over his impulses". Roger Ebert gave the film 1½ stars out of four, deeming it a "repetitive, pointless exercise in genre filmmaking-the kind of film where you distract yourself by making a list of the sources".

Reaction by critics to the film was mixed. So, I thought it was really great if he shaves his name, he thinks he's really notorious." Reception "Like, five years pass and they still hang on to them. "These kids in these small towns, these fads that just roll over them," he told Rough Cut Magazine in October 1998. Tucker role, Joaquin Phoenix said small-town style gave him the inspiration and the idea for the haircut, which was "TNT" (the character's initials) shaved on the back of his head. It was filmed entirely on Reversal stock, 5239, to give an extra harsh look to the hostile environment. U Turn was filmed during November 1996–January 1997 on location in Superior, Arizona and other areas of Arizona and California, including the Coachella Valley.
