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Shes Funny That Way
16+ (RUSSIA)
2015
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Shes Funny That Way
Positive Reviews
28
Negative reviews
29
Average Rating
2.6
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3.2
That movie is broad, occasionally clunky, sometimes funny, scattered with poignant grace notes, and, in its own peculiar way, endearing.
Av Club
4.0
Instead the focus is on easy laughs, smart lines, nice performances and a freewheeling sense of fun.
Screen Daily
3.0
With infectious mirth to its aid, the movie scrapes through with minimal gags.
ETimes (TOI)
2.5
Among the films star studded cast, two of the leads fare quite well.
Vulture
4.8
This kind of classically constructed comedy has all but gone out of style, but Bogdanovich delivers it with such craft and energy he makes it seem mod ..
Paste Magazine
3.1
Its kind of cute and kind ofweird, which would be fine, only it doesnt know how weird it is.Given the narrow range of this movies overall achievement, ..
Rogerebert
4.0
The result is a highly sexed Jenga pile of silliness, to which Bogdanovich cant resist adding block after teetering block.
Telegraph
3.0
Films like The Last Picture Show and Paper Moon arose out of a radically inventive period that spawned some of the greatest motion pictures ever made.
The Young Folks
1.0
Imogen Poots plays a brassy call girl who hooks up with rich Broadway director Wilson.
Ny Daily News
1.9
Stop me if youve heard this one before: Imogen Poots is a virtuous Brooklyn escort turned actress.
The Globe And Mail
2.5
A loving ode to screwball comedies from the Golden Age of Hollywood that never approaches the films it pays homage to.
Philly
3.0
With infectious mirth to its aid, the movie scrapes through with minimal gags.
2.5
Before long, the storys mechanics become wearisome and all too visible.
Village Voice
1.8
The British actress attempts to squawk her way through the latest effort from Peter Bogdanovich, who hasnt helmed a big screen feature since 2001s The ..
Blu Ray
1.5
The giggly mens magazine tone, especially in Bogdanovichs treatment of call girls, makes the movie seem weirdly anachronistic.
Chicago Reader
2.5
Its old fashioned farce, but its not quite good old fashioned farce.
Mark Reviews Movies
2.0
We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video We are sorry, you need to be a subscriber to watch this video The Broadway comedy Shes F ..
The Times
2.0
Viewers are more likely to find this funny in the sense of strange.
Radio Times
2.0
Theres a lot of star wattage in Peter Bogdanovichs new screwball comedy but none of it shines very brightly.
Independent
2.5
And the endings surprise hat trick is too insider y by half for the average filmgoer.
Film Journal
2.0
Theres a lot of in joke love (and in crowd cameos) in Peter Bogdanovichs throwback screwball romcom.Sadly the laughs are far fewer.
The Guardian
2.0
This is a movie with its finger some way from the pulse of modern life: an oddity which captures neither the classic feel of the Ernst Lubitsch Golden ..
The Guardian
3.0
This is a film suffused in nostalgia not just for Bogdanovichs own past work, but for the Hollywood of a much earlier period above all, for the 1930s ..
Smh
3.5
But its a sweetly nostalgic trifle, especially if youre fond of classic screwball complete with overlapping quippage delivered at breakneck speed.
Npr
3.5
Its simply an entertaining farce reminiscent of those old screwball comedies I miss so much.
Reel Talk Reviews
2.2
The scene proves that his muse was worthwhile, but mostly it serves as an excellent reminder that you could go straight to the source and spend a lazy ..
Ew
4.0
Modern day setting aside, however, it harks back to a bygone era and an almost forgotten sub genre: the screwball comedy.
Flim List
2.0
Yet his attempt to update the screwball of the Golden Age lacks the requisite elegance, wit and charm.
Empire
2.0
Though its entertaining enough, watch the movie for what might have been, not what it is.
Common Sense Media
2.5
Its an elaborate and artificial concoction, without any discernible ambition behind it.But its not bad.
Sf Gate
5.0
Watch it to see a contemporary screwball comedy from a master of many.
Book My Show
3.8
Like those iconic films, Shes Funny That Way sets the path to this destination in a space of play and performancein this case, the theaterand delivers ..
Slant Magazine
1.5
But theres barely a whiz bang punch line or smoothly executed setup to be found in a movie that longs to be a sparkling bedroom comedy and winds up a ..
The New York Times
2.0
Rhys Ifans, playing a teen heartthrob, fails to convince us that Rhys Ifans could ever be more famous than Rhys Ifans is now.
The Irish Times
2.8
Love it, and youll probably find the film a madcap throwback romp; hate it, and its a strident, dated bore.
Blogs Indie Wire
2.0
But as gratifying as it would be to report that the effortless touch, the livewire rhythms and the sparkling wit remain in evidence, those qualities p ..
Hollywood Reporter
2.0
But, boy, is it all forced and regrettably laugh free, despite the considerable energy the actors put into it, including Doc alum Austin Pendleton as ..
Los Angeles Times
3.5
This lack of depth even by the standards of a flighty genre would matter less if the film were more consistently hilarious.
Variety
1.5
No matter how many convoluted complications and madcap coincidences are thrown into Shes Funny That Way, none of them can be linked together in a remo ..
Herald Sun
2.8
Its a pleasant enough film, more than adept when it comes to provoking a warm smile, but the sense of anarchy has faded.
Consequence Of Sound
3.8
Thats all well and good, but theres just one problem: none of this is even remotely funny.
Reel Film
3.0
This may not be up to the standards of that wonderful age, but it is a good reminder of all those great movies and Bogdanovich has created a humorous ..
Hey U Guys
1.5
The finished movie looks cheap and slapped together, like the crew was in a hurry to get the shot before the cops showed up and starting asking for pe ..
Oregon Live
2.0
Modern moviegoers just wont get it and cineastes mightnt be too impressed either..
Digital Spy
1.9
And Bogdanovich lets even some of the better lines land with a thud.
New York Post
3.5
As our lead hooker with a heart of thousand carat gold, Imogen Poots once again reigns supreme, gifting her every scene, line and moment with life, sp ..
Abc
3.0
Director and screenwriter Peter Bogdanovich has often looked to the past for inspiration; this time he revives the screwball comedy genre he enjoyed s ..
Nz Herald
3.0
But he gives this film an oddly muted tone and uneven cast, which leaves it enjoyably silly even though its never very funny.
Contact Music
2.0
If only this movie had half that plays breeziness and sense of fun.
The Arts Desk
1.0
The momentreally no more than an antic notionmight have been genuinely funny, or at least piquant, if it had anything to do with anything else, or led ..
Wsj
4.0
Co written by Bogdanovich with his ex wife Louise Stratten it was originally meant for the late John Ritter to star the story is brisk, breezy and exe ..
Scmp
3.0
Individual bits arent always in themselves gut busting, but the overall feeling is a solid wave of amusement funny even when its not funny.
Metro New York
3.0
Like the 40s screwballs it pinches from, its daft and often hilarious particularly angry Aniston.
The Skinny
2.0
Alas, none of the jokes really land and in the end a last minute cameo from Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbachs producer credits say ..
Scots Man
1.8
Its tangled web of acquaintances is too much even for the most diehard fan of cinematic coincidences.
Under The Radar Mag
1.5
I admit that when I recently saw Shes Funny That Way, I swore at the screen.
Tony Mack
3.1
They actually dont make em; its almost as small a category as fantastic Fantastic Four remakes.You want nouveau screwball
National Post
1.0
Its a pale pastiche of a pasticheurs pastiche.I was hoping against hope that one or even several of the characters could advance the physical comedy b ..
New City Film
2.0
Repeat it, over and over.It doesnt matter if it loses all meaning, because it doesnt really mean anything in the first place.
Trespass Mag
4.0
Bogdanovich is shamelessly ripping off the old fashioned screwball comedies from the 1930s and 1940s.
Daily Star
3.0
Shes Funny That Way is silly and entertaining.Everyone involved appears to be having a lot of fun spoofing the world of artists and actors (among othe ..
Toronto Sun
2.5
Too bad, but when the Champagnes flat, it doesnt get points for its vintage.
Seattle Times
2.0
But if youre not bothered by how dated it is, or how timid it appears next to the Venice Festivals other backstage farce, Birdman, Its Funny That Way ..
Bbc
2.0
A hectic, old fashioned farce that was probably more fun to make than watch.
Daily Record
2.5
Peter Bogdanovich, thats who.The principal proponent of the latter day screwball comedy, Bogdanovich has screwed this one up royally, giving us few cl ..
La Movie Boeuf Wordpress
2.5
Be wary of a great cast.That might seem counterintuitive more good actors should make for a better movie, right but salting the credits with too many ..
Madison Movie
2.5
If Shes Funny That Way fails, it wont be for lack of trying. A typical screwball comedy, it stays true to its genre where everything that can go wrong ..
The Economic Times
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