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Envy (2004)

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Reviews Counted:111

Fresh:7

Rotten:104

Average Rating:3.1/10

Consensus: Jack Black and Ben Stiller fail to wring laughs from a script that's essentially one extended poop joke.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for language and sexual/crude humor

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Apr 30, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $12,181,484

Synopsis: Tim (Ben Stiller) and Nick (Jack Black) are best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually...

Tim (Ben Stiller) and Nick (Jack Black) are best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air - to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had poo-pooed Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -and Tim's own envy - grow to equally outrageous proportions. The flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Christopher Walken) who takes it upon himself to help fix Tim's situation, but only causes Tim's life to careen more wildly out of control ... and Nick's with it. [More]

Starring: Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Rachel Weisz

Starring: Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Christopher Walken, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler, Connor Matheus

Director: Barry Levinson

Director: Barry Levinson
Screenwriter: Steve Adams
Producer: Barry Levinson, Paula Weinstein
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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Here's my pitch for a product. A spray that causes really bad movies to vaporize into air.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
04/29/09
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Barry Levinson's career slump continues apace with a wannabe black comedy that's neither dark nor funny.

Full Review Source: Film4 | comment Comment
08/11/08
Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Film4

With so many dubious elements at play, even the half-good ideas get lost in the shuffle.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/05/07
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Envy crawls to its finish through a minefield of poor taste and comedic misfires.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
03/05/07
Anthony Breznican
Anthony Breznican
Associated Press
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...certainly not the flat-out disaster it's been made out to be.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/05/06
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

I don't think any critic could have predicted a turkey like this based on the immense level of talent that is involved here.

Full Review Source: FromTheBalcony | comment Comment
06/20/05
Bill Clark
Bill Clark
FromTheBalcony

A primary plot device involves the literal beating of a dead horse -- would they just like to write the reviews for us?

Full Review Source: Freeze Dried Movies | comment Comment
04/01/05
Brian Juergens
Brian Juergens
Freeze Dried Movies

It is in fact consistently adequate and, in places, achieves nothing short of above-averageness.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
10/19/04
Rick Kisonak
Rick Kisonak
Film Threat

Not quite as good as it should have been, despite spirited performances from Black and Stiller and Christopher Walken on top crazy bonkers mental form.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
09/11/04
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

Featuring two of America's most successful comic actors, you'd think it'd be hilarious. Think again.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
09/11/04
Jo Berry
Jo Berry
Empire Magazine

The differing styles of the two comedians never meld, but the script is so flabby even an industrial crane couldn't lift it.

Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
09/07/04
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
BBC

Too broadly played and not at all funny enough, in spite of the milking of a high concept.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

Levinson nunca foi um bom diretor de comédias (Bom Dia, Vietnã deve seu sucesso a Robin Williams), mas aqui ele definitivamente atinge o fundo do poço.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
07/20/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

I don't envy anyone who has to answer for this bomb.

Full Review Source: 3BlackChicks Review | comment Comment
06/05/04
Kamal  'The Diva' Larsuel
Kamal 'The Diva' Larsuel
3BlackChicks Review

Obviously attempting to poach on the Farrelly Brothers territory, director Barry Levinson pushes Steve Adams' feeble screenplay over the top.

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
05/20/04
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

Pinched, airless -- and so far away from any recognizable human behavior patterns it feels like a movie made by (and for) aliens who watched too many Seinfeld reruns.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Weekly | comment Comment
05/11/04
Sean Burns
Sean Burns
Philadelphia Weekly

Envy is nothing to be jealous about.

Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
05/10/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

The most disappointing release of the year so far.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
05/10/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

This may be a shining example of a filmmaker who has completely lost touch with the audience.

Full Review Source: Film Snobs | comment Comment
05/09/04
Jimmy O
Jimmy O
Film Snobs

Envy's horrid mix of poorly done black comedy and the incessant striving to be zany by Black, Stiller, and former Upright Citizens Brigade member Poehler makes Death to Smoochy look like a masterpiece of comic nuance.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
05/09/04
Marc Savlov
Marc Savlov
Austin Chronicle
 
 
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