Fist Fight

  • 2017


MOVIE IS coherent metaphorical entertaining cinematic terrible
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27 % Rotten
$ 41 Million
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Positive Reviews 24
Negative reviews 53
Average Rating 2.0/5
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2.5
Only a masochist would.But the rule still holds that, in broad terms, the mainstream of film comedy consists of indifferently formulaic, atrociously p .. Av Club
1.5
But the film makes the public education system its target instead, and it truly doesnt have any meaningful answers for the flaws it half heartedly bla .. Den Of Geek
2.5
Dick jokes and obscenities merely strive for passing marks, while the films curriculum couldnt be more by the books.Are we sure this screenplay wasnt .. We Got This Covered
2.0
Schools out for summer but as naughty as this comedy wants to be, its the adults that fail it. Time Out
0.0
While every single actor in this film has been good in something else, Keen never takes advantage of their talents, and instead saddles them with lame .. Collider
3.0
Its gloriously bonkers, and a slapstick battle well worth the price of admission. Paste Magazine
3.8
But lets not get carried away with the stresses on social significance here.The movie prudently packs a lot of funny bits, each one reliant on the par .. Rogerebert
3.5
It doesnt utilize the most original premise in the comedy genre, but it milks its concept for all its worth through an arsenal of entertaining perform .. Cinema Blend
4.0
From the first scene its evident this is more than just a string of scenes for comic actors to jab with some jokes. Ny Daily News
3.0
Many of the lines fall flat, and when we get to the fight its almost played straight just like in THREE OCLOCK HIGH, although this lacks that films st .. JoBlo
2.5
Fist Fight may be as slight as a half hour sitcom comedy, but enough of its R Rated jokes hit their target to sustain the movies brisk runtime. Screen Rant
1.3
A stunningly unnecessary comedy, Fist Fight perpetuates unoriginal characters, a preposterous premise and a half hearted stand up for yourself message .. The Globe And Mail
2.5
The fight itself is actually well staged several minutes of inventive physical comedy.The stuff that precedes it an hour or so of low hanging raunch m .. Philly
1.5
The talent show sequence with Nisenson is meant to be one of the movies high spots, but based as it is on the tired cliche of kids saying naughty word .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
But dont be surprised if it also leaves a sour taste in your mouth. Village Voice
1.9
The one saving grace in the flaccid direction of Richie Keen (Really) is that fight.Its the first time the movie comes to life. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
10 1 3 / 10 Fist Fight is the latest assembly line comedy to be released by Warner Brothers that features odd couple starring roles, crude humor, and .. Blu Ray
3.0
I was bored by the leads shtickIce Cube seething and stone faced, Day meek and ingratiatingyet the movies premise kept me chuckling for days afterward .. Chicago Reader
1.9
His comic performance might be the most effective one here simply because it serves as a juxtaposition to what everyone else is doing. Mark Reviews Movies
1.0
Its notable only for the deeply shabby way it treats Mad Mens Christina Hendricks (tight dress, slow mo jiggle, called a crazy bitch) and for its extr .. The Times
3.2
But the films energetic, almost cartoonish mania wins us over in the end, as long as we dont give any thought to the lesson it teaches: that cheating, .. Eric Ds Nider
2.0
Written by Van Robichaux, Evan Susser and Max Greenfield and boorishly directed by Richie Keen, the movie is coarse, crude and profane, but a guilty p .. News Review
3.0
Television director Richie Keen (Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia) makes the transition from small to big screen with ease, his experience of episodic .. Radio Times
3.0
The film has a confidence about it that I quite liked, and its populated with gifted comic performers who are given some legitimately funny scenes. (F .. Screen It
1.3
Charlie Day owns one of the highest pitched male squeaks in the business and he puts it to hilarious use on Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia.I could w .. Rolling Stone
2.0
By default, the hyper aggressive high school comedy Fist Fight is an argument against bullying, since the sheer force of its crude, empty shenanigans .. The Wrap
2.5
The setup for Fist Fightpit wimpy Charlie Day against uber thug Ice Cubelooks so much like comedy gold that everyone in the movie pretty much stopped .. Film Journal
1.0
Charlie Day deploys his most irritating strangulated voice and twitchy performance as a high school English teacher who finds himself challenged to a .. The Guardian
2.0
Someone involved clearly believed theres still mileage in watching grown men behaving like big kids, and that Day whose oddball delivery on TVs Its Al .. The Guardian
3.5
At heart, the film remains a satisfying fantasy for anyone whos ever clung to the lowest bar on the social ladder and dreamed of unlikely comeuppance. Npr
4.4
As for the mariachi band that reappears at the exact moments weve forgotten about its last appearance, dont ask.This is a case of a film with a thread .. Star Tribune
2.5
The result is a hectic 90 minutes of hard R jokes about meth and masturbation that dont really land. Ew
2.5
Fist Fight isnt the disaster I thought itd be, but it can never seem to decide if it wants to teach us a lesson or deliver a slapstick comedy. Cinema Crazed
2.0
Without reaching the bad taste heights of Superbad or Bad Moms, it at least has a strong cast game for scraping the barrel of low brow laughs. Flim List
4.0
A Brisk Pace Helps the Jokes Land One of Fist Fights strengths is its short running time, which never overstays its welcome. Film Inquiry
2.0
Regardless, this is a missed opportunity with a good movie buried underneath all the dick jokes. Flickering Myth
2.5
In the end, its still not worth taking the journey, but at least Fight Fight gets credit going somewhere.It takes place in a world that is intended to .. Sf Gate
3.5
F ist Fight is a high concept, intentionally outrageous comedy that somehow works. Boston Herald
1.9
Throughout, broad slapstick and raunchy gross out gags butt up against loose, Apatowian improv and some lightly absurdist touchesthe whole thing loose .. Slant Magazine
1.9
The jokes (by screenwriters Van Robichaux and Evan Susser) have all the wit of a punch drunk palooka. Washington Post
2.5
A bit of context: Its the last day of school, and the seniors are pulling pranks involving a horse, paintball guns and a lot of penis graffiti at the .. The New York Times
3.2
If you found it to be obnoxiously puerile, stay far away.If it got you excited for its idiocy, enjoy. The Film Stage
2.5
Were good with the preposterous brawl and its riotously inappropriate talent show lead in. Boston Globe
0.5
Everyone involved with this should undergo movie detention for the foreseeable future. Reeling Reviews
1.0
Comedies about terrible people can still be funny, but the filmmakers dont embrace the storys potential darkness, instead wallowing in ugly cliches, w .. Las Vegas Weekly
1.3
Theres an art to making bad taste funny instead of merely vulgar.Its not an easy path but its rewarding. ReelViews
2.5
But the feature directing debut for TV vet Richie Keen also represents a missed opportunity, given the talents of this charismatic and game cast. Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Fist Fight settles for the cheapest gags and lower tier humor to be a comedy classic.Occasionally, theres some truly inspired moments of hilarity, but .. Lyles Movie Files
1.0
For much of its fast paced running time, the film ... is just amusing enough to make up for its sheer preposterousness; it operates in such a seemingl .. Los Angeles Times
0.5
(Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures) Fist Fight presents a nightmare vision of todays public school system: Students openly masturbate in restrooms; classro .. Detroit News
1.0
By far the most disheartening studio produced movie in recent memory, setting an abysmal example for anyone who goes to school (or the movies, for tha .. Variety
3.1
This is a case where a superb cast elevates average material.Day, Cube, and the others are solid. Aisle Seat
3.5
It wont satisfy everyone, but this wouldnt be a worthwhile R rated comedy if it didnt take some risks. Forbes
1.5
The answer that Fist Fight comes up with is as unedifying as it is uneducational.As for funny, well, you had better set your entertainment bar very lo .. Herald Sun
1.5
Theres nothing for the actors to really sink their teeth into, just a series of would be edgy shock gags and a ferocious over reliance on the comedy o .. Consequence Of Sound
3.1
Theres little doubt that The Lego Batman Movie proves that, as one mightve suspected in the wake of The Lego Movie, this incarnation of the Worlds Gre .. Reel Film
1.0
If there was ever a film that simply doesnt warrant its supposedly pointed comment on modern society its this one, as a film that thrives in its vulga .. Hey U Guys
1.3
14A High concept meets lowest common denominator comedy in Fist Fight, a schoolhouse farce that has nothing to teach about entertaining the masses. The Star
4.0
Cubes slow burn fury gets funnier and funnier by virtue of existing in the same frame: its like watching a massive oak refuse to bend in a whirlwind. Now Toronto
2.0
This is the kind of comedy that is filled with improvisation and riffing, where outlines are scripted and scenarios are defined but then most of the j .. Film School Rejects
1.5
One problem with this premise is that it turns the whole middle stretch of the film into padding. The Age
2.0
In their feature film debut, Evan Susser and Van Robichaux are behind the screenplay and its poor standard leaves me very, very concerned for the Wedd .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
2.0
Theres a fun comedy in Fist Fight and it lasts for about half an hour. Flicks
3.5
Most outgoing seniors could think of better gags involving genitals than Robichaux and Susser have conceived. Ar Kansas Online
0.6
Goes from harmlessly bad to a full embrace of the very aggro bully mindset some have currently confused for a mandate. Its the cinematic equal to a ce .. The Filmy Ap
0.0
I could tell you to sit through Fist Fight and then get back to me but I like you, so Im not going to urge you to subject yourself to 91 minutes of ci .. Chicago Sun Times
2.0
He succeeds, however, at carrying the film, partly through sympathetic wretchedness and partly through sheer energy. Sandiego Reader
1.0
It, too, is without any real laughs, inadvertently reminding us of the unfunny build up we just suffered through to get to an unfunny fight.But the mo .. Cinemix Tape
2.0
The jokes are mostly of Andy shrieking in terror following a threat of physical violence from Ron, because violence is what director Richie Keen think .. Straits Times
3.0
Winds up passing its modest assignment: It takes your mind off everything you know, except for Betsy DeVos. Metro New York
1.3
The insipid high school comedy Fist Fight celebrates and exploits the very ideas that it should be ridiculing for comic effect. Daily Herald
1.0
This is a criminally unfunny movie, made all the worse for its spectacular waste of talent. Lainey Gossip
1.0
Its characters are amongst the thinnest and most derivative ever constructed, its plot is simultaneously ludicrous and entirely dull, and its capacity .. Concrete Play Ground
2.5
For these reasons, Fist Fight fails to live up to its potential and gets nothing more than a barely passing grade. National Post
3.0
Fortunately, the film does deliver when the time comes for the promised showdown. The National
2.0
Synopsis Mild mannered English teacher Andy Campbell (Charlie Day) and volcanic tempered history master Mr Strickland (Ice Cube) find themselves facin .. Sky
1.0
The humor of two adults acting like children is not just shrill but antagonistic and offensive, in the vulgar style made popular by Bad Santa, Wedding .. National Review
2.5
It makes me sad that comedy films try so hard to be funny these days, and this latest one is no exception. The New Paper
2.0
Much of this could be forgiven if the movie delivered a decent share of laughs. Winnipeg Free Press
2.5
Jail.The story is the result of a script by two first time feature writers and it shows. Media Mikes
2.0
If you like penis gags, F bombs and meth and masturbation jokes, then Fist Fight a raunchy comedy about two high school teachers prepping for an after .. Toronto Sun
3.0
Jillian Bell singlehandedly keeps this movie afloat during the Weak Andy segments as the worst guidance counselor ever. Blog Bullz Eye
2.5
But even with it being occasionally entertaining thanks to its two leads and some humorous dialogue exchanges, its all rather foolish and forgettable. Cairo 360
2.5
Ice Cube (right) and Charlie Day play teachers who want to take it behind the gym in Fist Fight..(Warner Bros.) Heral
1.3
The result.A comedy that traffics in those crude stereotypes, cheap laughs and boundless cynicism. Seattle Times
0.0
It shapes up as a forgettable studio film that got dumped into February. Splice Today
2.5
Fist Fight Starring Charlie Day & Ice Cube Directed by Richie Keen R In theaters Feb. 17, 2017 Hollywood loves taking a good idea, dusting it off and .. Parade
1.5
The education system is something of a metaphorical punching bag these days, and there is the potential to mine some sharp comedy out of its oft belea .. Pgh City Paper
0.0
Movie trailer: Fist Fight Fist Fight stars Everybody Loves Somebody stars Charlie Day, Ice Cube, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Dean Norris and Christina .. Fres Nobee
1.9
The premise is borderline too dumb to buy, especially when its sold by weak, forced plot mechanics, but it would be OK as long as the comedy lived up .. K Gun 9
1.0
Fist Fight is a poorly conceived and lazily executed excuse for comedy violence that treats its audience with thinly veiled contempt.One to avoid I News
4.5
The film isnt about telling a coherent and thoughtful story and its at its best when it sticks to crude humor. Ign
2.5
Sometimes silly comedies actually have something to say. Fist Fight is not one of them. Ap
2.0
Fist Fight revels not only in its irreverence but its over abundance of material, scenarios and gags, rather than any thinking behind them. Screen Hub
1.3
Yes, FIST FIGHT delivers a few laughs the kind that make you want to take a shower. Cleve Land Movie Blog
1.0
Someone should have stopped this ill matched fight before it even got started. Courier Mail
2.5
Too bad, the ensuing buildup to the big showdown between the adversaries proves to be less entertaining than the promising premise. Gig News Online



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