Steve Anderson's rowdy and contentious new documentary pits the upholders of propriety against the proponents of free expression in a battle over just one word.
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11/10/06
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Fuck (2006)
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Reviews Counted:71
Fresh:40
Rotten:31
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: A documentary that sets out to explore a lingual taboo but can't escape its own naughty posturing.
Theatrical Release:Nov 10, 2006 Limited
Synopsis: This challenging and provocative documentary takes a look on all sides of the infamous F-word. Its taboo, obscene and controversial, yet somehow seems to permeate every single aspect of our culture... [More]
Starring: Steven Bochco, Pat Boone, Drew Carey, Billy Connolly
Director: Steve Anderson
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Top CriticWhat's great about the documentary is the mix of people Anderson interviews for opinions and insights.
12/10/06
There are a host of conservative souls given wide berth, including singer Pat Boone, who hilariously explains how he uses his own surname in exclamatory fashion.
11/18/06
The more steely and mischievous should have a blast with this creative and revealing, virtually unmarqueeable documentary.
11/09/06
As funny and cathartic as the word it celebrates, and nearly as perversely shock-happy.
11/09/06
Top CriticThis film is probably not going to change anyone's view about this particular word, but it is an interesting, informative, and often entertaining take on the subject.
03/09/07
As Lenny Bruce famously pointed out, fuck is an important word because, "if you can't say fuck, you can't say fuck the government."
04/24/09
Despite its flaws, Fuck does manage to leave you energised and determined to fight to the death to defend freedom of speech – or at least sit back and fire off a few swear words of your own in celebration. Shit, piss, fuck, etc…
02/19/09
Keeps a buoyant tone and a fast pace, flitting from one angle to another rapidly and including a lot of raucous humor along the way.
11/29/06
Obviously this film is going to be rated NC-17, to protect children who have already used the term hundreds of times a month, from hurting their dear little ears with the horrid profanity.
11/18/06
Anderson's film should tour as part of an encapsulating trilogy with The Aristocrats & This Film Is Not Yet Rated into the heartland & beyond as an important statement of where we've come and the f***storm we're headed for.
03/09/06
Maybe f*** is a bad word because we don't know where or how it started; who knows? Maybe we're just too f***ing sensitive...
07/09/08
Proving that any subject is grist for the current documentary mill, Steve Anderson's film provides a comprehensive portrait of the expletive that some people find gravely offensive and that others find to be one of the most wonderful and versatile words.
11/10/06
If anything, the most vivid impression created by the movie is how much fun the word's use can potentially be and how its power is inevitably emboldened in direct proportion to the forces of decency lined up against it.
12/01/06
Top CriticAnderson's film is surprisingly amusing, as well as insightful, even if viewers have to sit through about 800 uses of the word in the 90-minute film.
01/05/07
Fascinating.
12/30/06
As a history of the ultimate epithet, F--- falls somewhat short, tracing its use to the 15th century but failing to pin down its origins. It's on surer ground as a free-speech quasi-polemic, with its talking-head debate format.
12/01/06
In terms of entertainment, the movie is consistently amusing, often hilarious, and energetic in its editing.
04/12/06
Top CriticPenetrating, revelatory, thought-provoking and entertaining.
11/14/06
Top CriticProfound and joyously silly at the same time, Steve Anderson’s documentary about our most potent secular blasphemy comes at the word and subject from every conceivable angle: Its awesome power to offend the listener and to empower its utterer.
11/09/06
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