Purple Violets – Fall 2007
Review originally published in SBU's The Statesman
(This review has been updated with better grammar from the originally published version. Significant changes are noted with strikethroughs and/or asterisks. Updated and additional notes are further below.)
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Purple Violets is the latest project from Edward Burns. He has received praise from his past directorial works - The Brothers McMullen, She's The One, and Sidewalks of New York - and little acknowledgement for what he only acted in. Purple Violets was supposed to be a return to his intellect but instead of originality it is crossing the line to cliche conventions and an unaffecting plot.
