It's a Disaster (2013)
Average Rating: 6.2/10
Reviews Counted: 39
Fresh: 30 | Rotten: 9
A clever black comedy, It's a Disaster is sometimes uneven but the sharp writing and stellar ensemble cast keeps the film on track.
Average Rating: 5/10
Critic Reviews: 14
Fresh: 9 | Rotten: 5
A clever black comedy, It's a Disaster is sometimes uneven but the sharp writing and stellar ensemble cast keeps the film on track.
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Eight friends meet for their monthly "couples brunch." But what starts as an impromptu therapy session / airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden, catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged to hilarious, surprising, and revealing results. (c) Oscilloscope
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Julia Stiles
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David Cross
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America Ferrera
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Erinn Hayes
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Jeff Grace
Shane Owens -
Rachel Boston
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Kevin M. Brennan
Buck Kivel -
Blaise Miller
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Todd Berger
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Laura Adkin
Jenny Alexander -
Rob McGilivray
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Jesse Draper
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Helena Wei
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Will T.S. Coleman
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Jared Sosa
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All Critics (39) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (30) | Rotten (9)
The humour may not be wickedly black, but once in a while it's amusingly beige.
Top CriticYou certainly wouldn't want to spend your last moments with this bunch, but a couple of hours watching them is enjoyable enough.
You need better dialogue than Berger supplies to help It's a Disaster make a liar out of its title.
The movie's funniest touches are quiet flashes of character, expertly timed and nimbly played by a deft ensemble. "It's a Disaster" is consistently funny, but you wince more often than you laugh out loud.
Berger never takes the camera more than a few yards outside the house, but that's fine; there's plenty going on inside, as characters carom off each other like billiard balls, slipping down pockets of misunderstanding and jealousy.
The movie elicits knowing smiles more than laughs, even as it reveals a boundless observational awareness about the beefs and slights that, for the small-minded, must feel like everyday Armageddons.
The title does not describe the quality of this low-budget dark comedy.
A quirky comedy of manners about the last party you would ever want to attend.
If you can look past the awkwardness of humor based on being unexpectedly trapped in a house during a major emergency, it's an acutely observed, frequently funny piece of work.
Despite the strength of his writing and his cast, Berger still falters when it comes to the final act.
While Berger's approach to satire and social commentary is somewhat scattershot, his reference-heavy dialogue is sharp enough to allow each cast member to make an impression.
Berger's one to watch.
Berger peppers the dialogue with enough clever lines and observational humor about the nature of relationships and human fallibility to make for an entertaining and darkly comic film.
"It's a Disaster" wouldn't be a bad choice for the last movie you see before life on Earth comes to a crashing halt.
An uneven, underwritten amalgam of comedy, drama and suspense that fails to pack a comedic, emotional or intellectual punch.
Dark end-of-the-world comedy is witty but mature.
A character-driven drama that mixes humor and seriousness when eight people are forced to take stock of their options as a nerve-gas cloud heads their way.
The apocalypse is the catalyst for a dissection of modern self-absorption; there's nothing like a major disaster to rouse you from a technologically-induced zombie state.
It's not laugh-out-loud hysterical, but the ensemble -- Cross and the always-amusing Hayes in particular -- establishes a just-zany-enough rapport that's enjoyable rather than irritating.
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