The Guilt Trip (2012)
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 120
Fresh: 45 | Rotten: 75
Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand have enough chemistry to drive a solidly assembled comedy; unfortunately, The Guilt Trip has a lemon of a script and is perilously low on comedic fuel.
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 18
Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand have enough chemistry to drive a solidly assembled comedy; unfortunately, The Guilt Trip has a lemon of a script and is perilously low on comedic fuel.
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An inventor and his mom hit the road together so he can sell his latest invention.
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Cast
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Barbra Streisand
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Seth Rogen
Andrew Brewster, Andy B... -
Kathy Najimy
Gayle -
Colin Hanks
Rob -
Brett Cullen
Ben Graw -
Adam Scott
Andrew Margolis Jr., An... -
Yvonne Strahovski
Jessica -
Miriam Margolyes
Anita -
Nora Dunn
Amy -
Ari Graynor
Joyce Margolis -
Julene Renee
Kmart Receptionist -
Zabryna Guevara
Kmart Executive -
John Funk
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Robert Curtis Brown
Kmart Executive -
Rose Abdoo
Diana -
Tom Virtue
Mature Singles Man -
Vivian Vanderwerd
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Worth Howe
Bob -
Vicki Goldsmith
Joyce -
Matthew Levinson
Toddler Andy -
Joseph Levinson
Toddler Andy -
Kevin O'Keefe
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Rick Gonzalez
Mark -
Jeff Witzke
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Casey Wilson
Amanda -
Steve Tom
OSH Executive -
David Boller
Virginia Hotel Clerk -
Gabrielle Gumbs
Stripper -
Dale Dickey
Tammy -
Analeis Lorig
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Brandon Keener
Ryan McFee -
Jeff Kober
Jimmy -
Lorna Scott
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Kathleen Fletcher
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Kim Robillard
Emcee at Cattleman's Ra... -
Pedro Lopez
Hitchhiker -
Jen Zabrowski
Caesar's Check-In Clerk -
Freddie Fletcher
Slots Player -
Darryl Sivad
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Davis Neves
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Jackson Douglas
HSN Executive -
Constance Esposito
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Patrick S. Harrigan
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Shirley Charles
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Dewain Robinson
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Danny Pudi
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All Critics (120) | Top Critics (33) | Fresh (45) | Rotten (75)
Andrew [Rogen], who has invented an organic cleaning compound, pitches it to retailers in a succession of meetings across the country that have no grounding in any known reality.
Top CriticThe Guilt Trip pairs Seth Rogen and Barbra Streisand in the hope, no doubt, that sparks will fly. They don't.
Rogen and Streisand are reasonably funny together, though Rogen, always best when he's angry, is crowded into the role of a well-mannered straight man.
To its detriment, The Guilt Trip opts to work gently on the heart rather than hard on the funny bone.
A breezy, funny and warm road-trip comedy.
The Guilt Trip is clearly targeted at older audiences less than receptive to the crude jokes that made Seth Rogen famous.
Rogen's deadpan misery meshes well with Streisand's oblivious idiocy, making the laughs roll in.
On paper, it must have seemed like a solid idea
Contrived and mostly medicore, but may satisfy Streisand fans
It's all kvetch this and kvetch that, with few jokes or amusing encounters ...
It never quite delivers juggernaut-sized laughs, but the sharp-tongued sparring between the two leads pops and fizzes throughout, with Streisand in particular showing she's still an intuitive and naturalistic comedian.
Streisand has lost little of her gawky, pesky touch in comedy, while Rogen knows just how to be the charmingly daft slob.
Rogen plays the science nerd Andrew, who has just invented an organic cleaning product and is taking a cross-country trip to find a buyer. In a moment of weakness, he invites his meddling mother Joyce (Streisand).
Barbra's speed-yapping makes her mollycoddling mum Joyce even more annoying than she is supposed to be.
What we're left with is a bafflingly dull road movie. Maybe Alexander Payne could have done something with this.
It is the makers who should feel guilty.
Enjoyable mother-son road movie that swerves the potential potholes of broad or outrageous comedy in favour of an engaging, emotionally convincing and ultimately moving portrait of the central relationship ...
It's been more than fifteen years since Barbra Streisand has taken a lead role in a movie...and after suffering this you can see why.
There are OK performances but the cast are better than this. Very occasionally it's vaguely amusing, but it's mostly just annoying or cringeworthy.
Think of it as a Sunday drive, easy and breezy, with good company to pass the time.
Despite the odds, both stars strike a few sparks in Anne Fletcher's slight comedy.
You've seen this film already. That's how predictable it is...the film is surprisingly light on laughs.
Small stakes and consistently tame inclinations mark screenwriter Dan Fogelman's effort, which gives off an ambling vibe that would be more at home in an independent production.
Only comes to life during a Texan steak-eating contest that has Babs ingest a mountain of meat.
Some actors you'd pay to watch read the phonebook; turns out it's worth paying to see Streisand eat a steak.
Audience Reviews for The Guilt Trip
Super Reviewer
Boring so so movie! Unfortunately, the makers of Guilt Trip appear to believe that a movie requires a plot, and sadly, this one was clunky. For a comedy film to work, you either have to completely put reality aside, or somehow believe an unbelievable story. This film didn't fall into either category. The plot just wasn't strong enough to support the premise that any son would be crazy enough to take his mother on a long business trip with him, and there was no reason why he kept bringing her to all his business appointments. This could have been a much better film if the script was better, but I was disappointed. Don't go see this film unless you are a Barbra Streisand fan.
As inventor Andy Brewster is about to embark on the road trip of a lifetime, a quick stop at his mom's house turns into an unexpected cross-country voyage with her along for the ride.
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- Joyce Brewster: If all the kids in the world were lined up and I was to pick one kid for myself Andy, it will always be you.
- Andy Brewster: I wouldn't let you pick anyone else mom.
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- Joyce Brewster: Don't you see Andy? It was always you. You're the love of my life baby.
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- Joyce Brewster: You ungrateful little shit.
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- Joyce Brewster: Who the hell are you?
- Andy Brewster: Mom, you're in the wrong car!
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- Joyce Brewster: You want to drive to drive cross country with me?
- Andy Brewster: Yeah! No!
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- Joyce Brewster: You know how I can eat!
Discussion Forum
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| USA Today Review | 4 months ago | 1 |
| Where are the reviews? | 4 months ago | 21 |
| Emanuel Levy's review is posted twice | 5 months ago | 0 |
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