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Bob Funk (2009)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:2

Rotten:8

Average Rating:4.2/10

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and sexual content.

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Feb 27, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: When we meet Bob Funk, he isn't much of a role model for the upwardly mobile Generation X or anyone for that matter For starters, he is laudably outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible. With... When we meet Bob Funk, he isn't much of a role model for the upwardly mobile Generation X or anyone for that matter For starters, he is laudably outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible. With serious ex-wife and family issues, he has no idea how to be sober and human in his own skin. As a result, Bob has become acerbic yet irreverently charming with just about everybody he runs into.

To get through the day, Bob drinks exorbitantly, lives one "one night stand" to the next, slacks through work, disobeys orders and is barely tolerated by those who know him. And he just doesn't give a damn.

Bob's life takes a turn however when an attractive young executive (Rachael Leigh Cook) joins the family company run by his mother, and becomes the object of his affection. Can the lovely Miss Thorne see past this cad to true love?

Mom has had it and it isn't long before Bob is fired from his lofty executive position for his sexist and politically incorrect behavior toward the lovely new executive. To add insult to injury, his mother insists that the only way he can regain his job is if Bob sees a female psychiatrist, reports to a female boss (Ms. Thorne) and quits drinking. If he agrees to these terms, he can stay in the family business -- as the office janitor.

The series of career and personal setbacks brought on by his own hubris puts Bob's life into perspective and slowly, Bob begins to realize there is more to life than sex and booze. Eventually, he becomes motivated to straighten his life out once and for all. But this is Bob Funk. Can he actually make friends, be polite and treat women with respect -- all while remaining sober and holding down a steady job? With Bob Funk, anything is possible, even true love! --© Cinema Epoch [More]

Starring: Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Ryan

Starring: Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Ryan, Eddie Jemison, Stephen Root, Alex Desert, Ron Canada, Lucy Davis, Nadia Dajani

Director: Craig Carlisle

Director: Craig Carlisle
Screenwriter: Craig Carlisle
Composer: Tim Montijo
Studio: Cinema Epoch

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  • Meet Bob Funk (Michael Leydon Campbell), an outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible Generation X-er with serious ex-wife and family issues and no clue how to be either sober or human in his own skin. To get through the day, Bob drinks exorbitantly, lives one one-night-stand to the next, slacks through work, disobeys orders and is barely tolerated by those who know him. And he just doesn’t give a damn.
  • Bob’s life takes a turn, though, when Ms. Thorne (Rachel Leigh Cook, She’s All That, Josie and the Pussycats, Nancy Drew), an attractive young executive, joins the family company run by his mother and becomes the object of his affection. Fed up with her son’s sexist and politically incorrect behavior, Mom (Grace Zabriskie, HBO’s Big Love) fires Bob, insisting that the only way for him to redeem himself is to see a female psychiatrist (2007 Academy-Award nominee Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone, The Office, Changeling), report to new boss Ms. Thorne and quit drinking.
  • Bob’s perspective on his own life and personal setbacks begins to change, making him realize there may be more to life than sex and booze. But this is Bob Funk. Can he actually make friends, be polite and treat women with respect while remaining sober and holding down a steady job? Anything is possible …
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    A solid cast helps this quirky little comedy of existential angst.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    03/20/09
    Eric Monder
    Eric Monder
    Film Journal International

    If you can get through the tedious first half of Bob Funk, there's actually a decent little character study waiting on the other side.

    Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
    02/27/09
    Gary Goldstein
    Gary Goldstein
    Chicago Tribune

    Much like its titular character, the film itself has some serious growing up to do and needs a strong dose of warmth and charisma.

    Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
    03/22/09
    Avi Offer
    Avi Offer
    NYC Movie Guru

    Bob Funk is terrifically cast and performed, with some good lines. Shame the story and character development are so cliché and banal.

    Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
    03/25/09
    Ben Walters
    Ben Walters
    Time Out New York

    The dry, witty first half is far more interesting, even if it's ultimately more amusing than funny.

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    06/25/09
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    A showcase for writer/director Craig Carlisle, Bob Funk is a broad, functional contrivance that has its jaunty moments, but doesn't work as a whole.

    Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
    02/27/09
    Mark Keizer
    Mark Keizer
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Movies -- especially inconsequential, earnest comedies like Bob Funk -- about how people “achieved” their sobriety — are as fascinating as listening to people recount the plot of their dreams.

    Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
    02/26/09
    Melissa Anderson
    Melissa Anderson
    L.A. Weekly

    [Bob Funk] insists that we find charm in its protagonist's most odious behavior.

    Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
    03/17/09
    Melissa Anderson
    Melissa Anderson
    Village Voice

    Looks like a comedy, acts like a comedy and sounds like a comedy, but it isn’t funny.

    Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
    03/20/09
    Nathan Lee
    Nathan Lee
    New York Times

    Carlisle's film is designed with a certain suburban flatness that at times perfectly reflects Bob's inner deadness, though not his periodic spurts of sarcastic rage.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    02/27/09
    Robert Koehler
    Robert Koehler
    Variety
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