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The Hottest State (2007)

Reviewed by Scott Brown | Aug 29, 2007

Scott Brown

Scott Brown writes the Hit List for EW and is a frequent contributor to National Public Radio -- he has the tote bag to prove it

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Details Limited Release: Aug 24, 2007; Rated: R; Length: 117 Minutes; Genre: Drama; With: Catalina Sandino Moreno and Mark Webber

$\'STATE\' OF DISARRAY Mark Webber and Catalina Sandino Moreno star in Ethan Hawke\'s misguided mopefest$

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'STATE' OF DISARRAY Mark Webber and Catalina Sandino Moreno star in Ethan Hawke's misguided mopefest

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If the words ''based on a semiautobiographical first novel'' don't send chills up your spine, how about ''adapted for the screen and directed by the author''? Whatever you're imagining — self-serving self-awareness; unedited hipster mopes; yammering dear-diary script — The Hottest State, Ethan Hawke's bathetic tale of a good-looking young actor's first heartbreak, is far worse. Everything about the Hawke avatar William (Mark Webber) is utterly jejune and generic, including his issues with Daddy (Hawke himself, completing the film's journey up its own keister).

Originally posted Aug 29, 2007 Published in issue #952 Sep 07, 2007 Order article reprints

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The Q&A Ethan Hawke: ''People never hesitate to tell me I'm an a--hole''
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