Syrup
A slacker hatches a million-dollar idea. But, in order to see it through, he has to learn to trust his attractive corporate counterpart. Based on Max Barry';s novel.
11 August 1950, Albany, New York, USA
18 December 1985, Bataysk, Rostovskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]
11 August 1974, Trenton, New Jersey, USA
21 June 1964, New York City, New York, USA
15 March 1985, Dickinson, North Dakota, USA
12 January 1951, Wichita, Kansas, USA
26 February 1985, Ukiah, California, USA
4 October 1982, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
31 May 1951, Boyce, Virginia, USA
28 May 1983, Brighton, England, UK
9 March 1986, Tampa, Florida, USA
17 April 1969, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
30 May 1979, Sterling, Illinois, USA
19 January 1985, California, USA
9 June 1981, Leesburg, Virginia, USA
July 11, 2013
Syrup is an unsatisfying blend of romantic comedy and scathing social satire, slamming the high-stakes games of product marketing and sales.May 23, 2013
It's a spunky film, but only in frustrating fits, with the majority of the feature overly concerned with its appearance, generating a sliver of irony to go with all the mediocrity.May 10, 2013
Syrup imagines itself to be bolder and funnier than it actually is.July 12, 2013
It's tempting to say that Aram Rappaport's Syrup sticks, but it's also true.June 27, 2013
The actors are young and beautiful, the soundtrack kicks and the camera zips around with precision. But the script never seems to match the carefully orchestrated mood.November 14, 2013
A great performance from Amber Heard can't save Syrup from its half-baked, sluggish script and obnoxious complacency.June 06, 2013
The story works hard for winking relevance. But this dark lark is like walking around Times Square looking at the flashy logos and lights and thinking you see the message behind the medium.