An otherwise tired vanity project.
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10/15/08
Filth and Wisdom (2008)
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Reviews Counted:54
Fresh:15
Rotten:39
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Filth and Wisdom, while certainly ambitious, is mostly unconvincing and incoherent.
Theatrical Release:Oct 17, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Madonna's directorial debut, Filth and Wisdom, is a hilariously sexy tale of three roommates who must delve into mischievous and naughty behavior in pursuit of bigger and brighter futures. A... [More]
Starring: Eugene Hutz, Holly Weston, Vicky McClure, Richard E. Grant
Director: Madonna
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Reviews for Filth and Wisdom
The Material Girl goes behind the camera. With not bad results.
10/08/08
Ragged, uneven and potholed with some dire dialogue and performances, the film's cockeyed optimism and likable leads conspire to bring a smile by the time it's done.
02/13/08
Top CriticBad, but not in any way that's uncommon for an indie film about struggling artists in the big city.
10/16/08
If this were the first film of a 17-year-old who got a camcorder for his birthday...it could be called a promising first effort.
11/07/08
As Bart Simpson once said of NAKED LUNCH, I can think of two things wrong with this title.
10/29/08
Madonna has made a career out of toying with image and ego, but this is a vanity project in the smallest sense possible.
10/24/08
Top CriticMadonna's direction isn't half-bad...too bad she chose a poor script teeming with uninteresting characters
02/27/09
Despite its many shortcomings and an ending so mushy and neat it would embarrass Richard Curtis, Madonna has done herself proud.
10/18/08
Madonna's directing debut shows that the megastar did not learn a lot about film craft and creates a routine, occasional amusing debut oeuvre. It should have been a more mature work and it is not.
10/30/08
Not surprisingly, the musical selections are fittingly raw but with the exception of supporting actress Francesca Kingdon everything about the film is amateurish.
10/18/08
Pop go the dialectics in Filth and Wisdom, a tale of bumping and grinding your way to happiness from the hardest-working hard body in show business.
10/17/08
Top CriticMost of it seems like pointless goofing around, offering lots of filth and very little semblance of wisdom.
10/17/08
Taken as an argument for better living through hedonism, 'Filth and Wisdom' is unconvincing. In the end, it begs the question posed by a pop sensation of a different era: Is that all there is?
10/23/08
This is a very deeply non-caring movie. I liked Hutz when he sang. I imagine Gene Shalit ate his heart out when he saw Hutz's moustache.
10/23/08
Top CriticIneptly written and helmed story of three Londoners, although quite bad, does have a few redeeming features.
02/15/08
Top CriticMessage to the director: Don’t quit your day job just yet, but in the category of multidisciplinary artists moonlighting as filmmakers, I’ll take you over Julian Schnabel any day.
10/30/08
It's sweeter and sunnier than its material suggests, but not smarter.
11/07/08
The movie is short on wisdom, but it might have gotten by if it had had better filth.
10/15/08
Top CriticScraggly and aimless, a little cartoonish but highly personable.
10/11/08
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