A Futile and Stupid Gesture

  • 2018


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Positive Reviews 11
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.3/5

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1.5
In the kind of apposite coincidence thats too good to be true (but is!),
3.5
While he fails to unearth anything new, Wain gets by on enthusiasm, creating a valentine to the magazine and its love of anarchy. Blu Ray
1.5
Its immediately clear that filmmaker David Wain isnt looking to craft an understated satire here, as They Came Together boasts a relentlessly broad, h .. Reel Film Reviews
1.5
Meanwhile, even if the casting choices in portraying some of iconic talents in Kenneys orbit are occasionally questionable a detail the film gleefully .. The Wrap
1.5
Although depicting the founding of National Lampoon as well as the making of Animal House and Caddyshack, two movie comedies now beloved by fans throu .. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
For those unfamiliar with the details, theres a neat narrative curve ball in the final act. The Irish Times
1.5
A move that, if nothing else, shockingly abandons the traditional rags to riches to rags to redemption four part trajectory to which nearly every biop .. Hollywood Reporter
4.5
The result is a colorful, crazy, and occasionally tasteless movie. One suspects that Doug Kenney would have approved. Ner Dist
4.5
It calls out the magazines little boys club and caveman bullshit, as well as lack of non white writers, but doesnt spend much time on the women charac .. Daily Dot
4.5
Forte, Wain, and the rest of the cast do their best to honor the icon, and the result is an extremely fun meta comedy. Awards Circuit
4.5
The sad clown image may be a clich, but theres nothing trite about this movies handling of Kenneys story. National Review
4.5
HiT or Miss: A Futile and Stupid Gesture isnt the shining biopic the National Lampoon creators deserve. Hollywood Into To
1.5
It feels as though theres more telling than showing, so we never really get an accurate sense of what made Kenney so brilliant.
4.5
The sometimes goofy and oftentimes playfully irreverent retelling of Doug Kenneys life story seems to fit the man well. Screen Zealots
4.5
But A Stupid and Futile Gesture is an unlikely gem thats absolutely worth a look. Splice Today
4.5
The film doesnt shy away from acknowledging how shabbily Kenney treated the people who loved him, although its pretty glib about the sexist and racist .. CNET
4.5
Forte leads the pack with a performance alternately charming, infuriating and heartfelt, which if nothing else feels like a perfect distillation of th .. Flickering Myth



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