Movie 43 Reviews

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Ben Sachs
Chicago Reader
February 4, 2013
Despite all the gross-out humor, the most offensive thing about this is the lazy filmmaking; every shot feels like a first take, and the haphazard editing precludes any comic timing.
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Clark Collis
Entertainment Weekly
February 4, 2013
It is utterly disgusting throughout.
Original Score: C+
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Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
February 4, 2013
As a film critic, I've seen nearly 4,000 movies over the last fifteen years. Right now, I can't think of one worse than Movie 43.
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Peter Bradshaw
Guardian
January 29, 2013
A cameo parade of stars, some of whom have no obvious gift for comedy, try their hardest, but the laughs just aren't there.
Original Score: 2/5
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Sheri Linden
Los Angeles Times
January 28, 2013
How many directors does it take to screw in a star-studded piece of aggressive stupidity and call it a movie? An even dozen, and there is no punch line.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5
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Ty Burr
Boston Globe
January 28, 2013
The line between gross-out humor that's inspired and the kind that's witless is fine indeed, and "Movie 43" obliterates it with poop and movie stars.
Original Score: 1.5/4
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org
May 9, 2019
By the end you can't entirely be sure whether you have watched a film or participated in a eulogy for the careers of its participants.
Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/4
Nick Rogers
Midwest Film Journal
April 29, 2019
There is even money on a man with a gun just outside the frame at any given moment here ... except in "Happy Birthday," where Gerard Butler looks legitimately elated and excited to portray a pair of foul-mouthed, genital-mutilating leprechauns.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/5
Micheal Compton
Bowling Green Daily News
April 11, 2019
A mind-numbingly awful sketch comedy that has no redeeming value whatsoever.
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Scott Davis
CineVue
February 8, 2019
What could have been a risky but ultimately successful concoction of acting talent is exactly what many had probably feared: a horrific, unfunny mess.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5
Sarah Cartland
Caution Spoilers
November 9, 2018
This is the UK version. Please don't make me watch the other one too.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/5
Debbie Baldwin
Ladue News
November 2, 2018
The problem is simple: It's just not funny. I'm a fan of inappropriate humor, but there has to be humor. Don't see this movie. Don't rent this movie. Don't even read this review.
Full Review | Original Score: 2/10
Jennifer Heaton
Alternative Lens
November 1, 2018
This is an utter waste of time for both the filmmakers and the audience, and this movie deserves to be tried for crimes against film, acting, writing and common decency.
Full Review | Original Score: 1/10
Francesca Steele
Independent (UK)
August 10, 2017
This is a film so utterly devoid of laughs that it makes one wonder whether Hollywood stars really are feeling the pinch too.
J. Olson
Cinemixtape
April 15, 2016
At times it displays an almost alarming level of contempt for its audience.
Original Score: 0.5/5
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
April 17, 2015
There is not a single redeeming quality to this absurdly inane film.
Original Score: F
Stephen Silver
EntertainmentTell
December 12, 2013
Here's a movie that's way, way, more interesting for the story behind it than for anything that actually happens on screen
Original Score: 1/5
John Hanlon
Big Hollywood
June 30, 2013
The greatest waste of A-list talent since Garry Marshall made his last film.
Original Score: 0.0/5
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures
June 24, 2013
It's got some clever sketches, though to really enjoy them, one must have the sense of humor of a 12-year-old boy. Fortunately, I do.
Original Score: 2.5/5
James Plath
Movie Metropolis
June 21, 2013
It feels like somebody strung together some of the worst SNL skits and called it a film.
Original Score: 2/10
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