Envy (2004)
Average Rating: 3.1/10
Reviews Counted: 116
Fresh: 8 | Rotten: 108
Jack Black and Ben Stiller fail to wring laughs from a script that's essentially one extended poop joke.
Average Rating: 2.9/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 34
Jack Black and Ben Stiller fail to wring laughs from a script that's essentially one extended poop joke.
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Movie Info
Barry Levinson directed this comedy in which success has a rather surprising effect on two old buddies. Nick Vanderpark (Jack Black) and Tim Dingman (Ben Stiller) are best friends and next-door neighbors who work together at a sandpaper factory. Nick and Tim often find themselves wishing for something more from life, and Nick has a habit of dreaming up harebrained get-rich-quick schemes that usually end in disaster. Tim is particularly appalled by Nick's latest idea, "Vapoorizer," a cleaning
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Cast
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Ben Stiller
Tim Dingman -
Jack Black
Nick Vanderpark -
Rachel Weisz
Debbie Dingman -
Amy Poehler
Natalie Vanderpark -
Christopher Walken
J-Man -
Blue Deckert
Cal -
Hector Elias
Eduardo -
Tara Karsian
Lab Assistant -
Daniel Lugo
Italian Minister -
Tom McCleister
Bosco -
Brian Reddy
Mr. Parmenter -
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Douglas Roberts
Downscale Auctioneer -
Frank Roman
Translator -
John Gavigan
Les -
Angee Hughes
Woman at Play -
E.J. Callahan
Bartender -
Connor Matheus
Nathan Vanderpark -
Jaye K. Danford
Campaign Emcee -
Ted Rooney
Upscale Auctioneer -
Tracy Dixon
Teacher at Play -
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Ashlynn Rose
Girl #2 at Play (Butter... -
Terry Bozeman
3M Worker -
Lily Jackson
Nellie Vanderpark -
Cayden Boyd
Boy #2 at Play (Wolf) -
Ariel Gade
Lula Dingman -
Maricela Ochoa
Dr. Fernandez -
Nicholas Sugimoto
Boy #3 at Play (Worm) -
Randall Bosley
Oscar -
Sam Lerner
Michael Dingman -
Manny Kleinmuntz
Dimitriov -
Edith Jefferson
Mable -
Tumbleweed
Lester -
John Marrott
State Trooper -
Ofer Samra
Pete -
Amy D. Higgins
Vanderpark Nanny -
Curtis Andersen
Young Kissing Man -
Melissa Pouk
Girl #1 at Play (Bee) -
Hannah Rosenberg
Girl #3 at Play (Flower... -
Atiana Coons-Parker
Girl #4 at Play (Rock) -
Jacob Greenblatt
Boy #1 at Play (Duck) -
Gustavo Hernández
Pool Worker -
Kent Shocknek
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All Critics (117) | Top Critics (34) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (109) | DVD (7)
With so many dubious elements at play, even the half-good ideas get lost in the shuffle.
Top CriticEnvy crawls to its finish through a minefield of poor taste and comedic misfires.
Ultimately more amusing than hilarious, and sometimes less than that.
... one of the worst comedies I've ever seen.
For an alleged comedy with such star power, Envy reeks enough to wish there was a vaporizer that would make it magically disappear.
One of those cinematic curiosities that almost always fade quickly.
It's a long, long time between chuckles.
Charlie Kaufman possibly could have uncovered this story's true smugness. Instead, Jack Black and Ben Stiller exaggerate what works about their styles to the point of annoyance in a can't-miss misfire akin to John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's "Neighbors."
Here's my pitch for a product. A spray that causes really bad movies to vaporize into air.
Barry Levinson's career slump continues apace with a wannabe black comedy that's neither dark nor funny.
...certainly not the flat-out disaster it's been made out to be.
I don't think any critic could have predicted a turkey like this based on the immense level of talent that is involved here.
A primary plot device involves the literal beating of a dead horse -- would they just like to write the reviews for us?
It is in fact consistently adequate and, in places, achieves nothing short of above-averageness.
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.
Featuring two of America's most successful comic actors, you'd think it'd be hilarious. Think again.
The differing styles of the two comedians never meld, but the script is so flabby even an industrial crane couldn't lift it.
Too broadly played and not at all funny enough, in spite of the milking of a high concept.
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.
I don't envy anyone who has to answer for this bomb.
Obviously attempting to poach on the Farrelly Brothers territory, director Barry Levinson pushes Steve Adams' feeble screenplay over the top.
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.
Audience Reviews for Envy
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- Nick Vanderpark: One spray problem solved it's the miracle spray.
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