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An artist with Tourette's syndrome and an aversion to romance falls for his best friend's girl in this sometimes comic drama. Lyle Maze (Rob Morrow), a successful painter who's also starting to explor... read more read more...e sculpture, relies on emotional armor a foot thick to protect him from other people. In addition to suffering from uncontrollable physical tics and loud outbursts, Lyle is also prone to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Afraid that his artistic gifts and his disease spring from the same well, he eschews the well-meaning advice of his doctor pal, Mike (Craig Sheffer), and refuses to try the new drug therapies available. He also rejects any attempt to fix him up with women. But when rebel-without-a-cause Mike decides to tilt at windmills in Africa for seven months as a member of Doctors Without Borders, Lyle finds himself in a precarious position. Callie (Laura Linney), Mike's acerbic ad-exec girlfriend, has confided to him that she's pregnant but unwilling to use her condition as leverage to shore up her troubled relationship. Soon, Lyle is coaching Callie through natural childbirth classes, playing surrogate father-to-be, and falling in love. Inspired by the documentary Twitch and Shout, Maze marked the first trip behind the camera for actor Rob Morrow, who played another man with Tourette's in the film Other Voices. In addition to directing and starring in Maze, the Northern Exposure star co-wrote and co-produced. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Directed by: Rob Morrow

Release Date: November 9, 2001

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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000

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  • eliseg921
    September 29, 2008
    eliseg921
    Fantastic movie. Okay, so it's a romance, but it's good! I certainly didn't expect the twist. Rated R for nudity, but the male lead is an artist.

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Steven Rea
December 20, 2001
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

In the end, you just feel good about these people, and that's a nice sensation these days.

Richard Roeper
November 27, 2001
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

[A] tangled, tortured mess. Full Review

Andrew Sarris
November 14, 2001
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer

The best kind of independent filmmaking to shame the somnolent mainstream. Full Review

Kevin Thomas
November 10, 2001
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times

Morrow illuminates all the challenges facing the individual coping with Tourette syndrome while showing that Lyle is much more than the sum of his afflictions. Full Review

Carla Meyer
November 9, 2001
Carla Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle

An effective love triangle has to involve real conflict. This one doesn't. Full Review

Jan Stuart
November 9, 2001
Jan Stuart, Newsday

Gets points for sensitivity and intelligence, but misses the mark as a work of art. Full Review

Lou Lumenick
November 9, 2001
Lou Lumenick, New York Post

[The script] is a predictable tear-jerker.

Roger Ebert
November 9, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

The movie has a sweetness and care that is touching. Full Review

Elvis Mitchell
November 9, 2001
Elvis Mitchell, New York Times

Becomes a vanity project bathed in poignancy. Full Review

Dennis Lim
November 6, 2001
Dennis Lim, Village Voice

Morrow's performance is all narcissistic condescension. Full Review

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