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Reviews Counted:37
Fresh:31
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: An effecting treatise on modern alienation, Scott Prendergast's story of a hapless loser who finds recognition by donning a featureless suit is full of whimsy and sorrow.
Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Comedies
Theatrical Release:Jul 4, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Inept Salman (Scott Prendergast) comes to help his sister-in-law (Lisa Kudrow) tend to her homicidal toddlers while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a... [More]
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor
Director: Scott Prendergast
Another tired family values tale about women who make bad parents without men around. Not to mention that wives of deployed military men don't need to struggle to make ends meet or for health insurance, the government does that. Kaphooey.
Prendergast doesn't chase alternative statements, he wants to make people laugh, and Kabluey is one of the more inventive, invigorating productions to come out of the industry's lonely right field.
Kabluey nearly implodes in the opening moments but swiftly finds its footing.
an anthem for hard times
Short on substance, despite a watchable supporting cast and an amiable overall tenor.
Top CriticBeneath its eccentric premise, Kabluey is a deceptively insightful tale infused with a gentleness and humour that fans of independent film and folks who simply love good storytelling will treasure
A pleasing antidote to audiences tired of the summer movie blockbuster season, Kabluey is an affecting, noble-hearted charmer.
There's real wit to Prendergast's aesthetic.
This heartfelt film, though a bit uneven, is touching most of the time, funny some of the time, but always original and appealing.
There is oddness and whimsy and ingenuity -- exactly what it takes to get an indie film noticed.
Subtle, strange and off-kilter without becoming self-consciously quirky.
Dark humor abounds with Lisa Kudrow in a melancholy but humorous role of a woman whose husband has been recalled into Iraq leaving her with two bratty kids to take care of.
The Austin-shot movie catches the nation's mood of economic anxiety and workplace exploitation more pungently than anything else in theaters.
Top CriticPrendergast seems clueless that an excess of pure weirdness won't lead to an excess of laughs. It won't.
Top CriticQuirky and undisturbed, unaffected and unaffecting.
A "rabbit-out-of-the-hat" invention that's so cool and charming they couldn't blast you out of your seat. Magic. Genius.
A charming low-budget ensemble piece funny enough to be a surprise sleeper with enduring appeal, ala My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Little Miss Sunshine of years past.
Here's hoping you'll be able to see Kabluey somewhere near you at some point. It's well worth it.
Kabluey, which has no discernible political agenda, is wildly uneven and often seems like a short stretched to feature length. But it's also kind of oddly endearing.
Top CriticThere are worse ways to spend an evening at a movie theater than this movie that is far better with sight gags than character development, plot or dialog.
July 04, 2008:
Another tired family values tale about women who make bad parents without men around. Not to mention that wives of deployed military men don't need to struggle to make ends meet or for health insurance, the government does that. Kaphooey. 
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