Mascots

  • 2016


MOVIE IS reminiscent inconsistent staggering memorable improvising
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48 % Rotten
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 6
Average Rating 3.0/5
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3.0
But Mascots isnt a knowing send up of anything.It doesnt resemble a fake documentary so much as an homage to its directors own greatest hits, recyclin .. Av Club
3.0
The deadpan jokes still land, and the final competition is a delightfully bizarre display of insane choreography. EW
4.0
The contest itself serves as the climactic set piece, and since this film is about a mascot competition, there are a wealth of sight gags in addition .. Rogerebert
2.5
Too often what should be humorous instead comes off as disturbing psycho drama, deflating potential belly laughs to mere chuckles. Rogerebert
2.5
The movie is a little lazy; it doesnt push its premise to the outer fringes of cracked fixation. Variety
2.5
Its the soft spoken chaos youd expect, with all the silliness of dancing crowd hypers.Welcome to the wild world of sports mascots. We Got This Covered
4.0
A full decade after For Your Consideration, Christopher Guest returns to the mockumentary feature.The wait was worth it. Time Out
2.5
The most memorable bits of humor come in the climactic mascot competition, with hilarious routines including a plumber dancing with a life size piece ..
1.5
The movie has a promising start, but Guest doesnt really build on anything. Collider
2.0
It seems like every character got a single joke, and Guest didnt develop it any further. Collider
3.0
The cast is crowded with old and new faces, all improvising deadpan gags and goofy characters around a loose narrative spine. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Although Mascots is neither as funny nor as satirically acute as its forerunner, it would be churlish to complain too loudly. The New York Times
2.3
The jokes land for the most part, but nothing in Mascots provokes the same actual humor of Guests other works. Paste Magazine
3.5
And while it isnt vintage Chris Guest lacking the bite of some of those previous efforts the film is nevertheless filled with laughs and a healthy dos .. IGN
3.0
If youve seen one Christopher Guest film, you havent exactly seen them all, but you certainly know the lay of the land. Telegraph
1.5
Actor filmmaker Christopher Guest built up plenty of goodwill over the years as the purveyor of such clever mockumentaries as Waiting for Guffman, Bes ..
3.0
Even still, MASCOTS is occasionally inconsistent, with more jokes than usual falling flat and some characters gelling more than others. JoBlo
3.5
Its far from seamless and is uneven, but has considerable hilarity and some standout comic performances, especially Chris ODowd as the Irish Canadian .. The Globe And Mail
3.0
The film isnt without laughs, but theres substantial distance between chuckles, making the bulk of th ..read more.. Blu Ray
3.0
And the films climax, with an array of staggering mascot performances, ups the bar on Guests physical humor and makes this a worthy addition to his ca .. The Wrap
2.0
Like George A Romero, Christopher Guest has been overtaken by the films and TV his work inspired. Hindustan Times
3.5
Especially fake mascots for fake community college and minor league teams Slate
3.0
Christopher Guests Mascots is a bit like a reunion album by a classic rock band: Its familiar enough to be welcome and comforting, but often feels lik .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.5
Its Charlie Chaplin meets Monty Pythons silly walks divided by the Teletubbies.Its strange, and totally charming. Vox
2.0
Had it gone too far in either direction the film simply wouldnt have worked. Hey U Guys
3.0
It contains jokes of the lowest possible degree of difficulty, and the laughs it earns from them are frustratingly fleeting. Ner Dist
3.5
It is a shame the work failed to get nominations in art direction. Straits Times
3.5
* The new documentary Water and Sugar: Carlo Di Palma, The Colours of Life concerns, unsurprisingly enough, the great Carlo Di Palma, and if you have .. Flavor Wire
2.5
But people dancing in costume for minutes on end isnt nearly as surprising and rewarding as the usual sharp one upsmanship banter of Guests films. The Verge
3.5
Much of it feels familiar, which will bring both comfort and frustration to fans. The Daily Beast
2.5
Its too reminiscent of Best In Show to really stand on its own, and it sort of feels like Guest is just going through the motions. Lainey Gossip
2.5
One performance is consistently charming.The rest feel like mediocre acts that deserve a hasty gong. Hollywood Into To
3.1
The whole film builds up to the competition and, as was the case with Guffman and other Guest films, the buildup is fairly funny, but the finale is wo .. Sf Chronicle
2.5
The promise of a new Christopher Guest film is better pitched as the assurance of a formula. Graffiti With Punctuation
3.0
But Mighty Wind had an emotional component that Mascots lacks, and the new film doesnt fill that space with enormous laughs. Bk Mag
3.5
The mascots are fun but fleeting; the competition is enjoyable but ultimately not one youre likely to watch again. Vice



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