Strangers with Candy

  • 2006


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52 % Rotten
$ 2 Million
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Positive Reviews 34
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Average Rating 3.0/5
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3.5
Strangers With Candy was an atypical sitcom, but like so many television adaptations, its big screen spin off is just like the television show, only n .. Av Club
3.5
Just because hes comatose doesnt mean he cant be trotted out to school events, like any other detached dad.) EW
3.8
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
1.5
As Jerri, Sedaris (whose brother is iconic essayist David Sedaris) aims for a comedy nestled somewhere between John Waters gross out humor and the mor ..
3.5
Fans of the show will rejoice and a few newbies will become converts.
2.5
It doesnt back off on its absurd humor, doesnt try to make sense and doesnt soft pedal the characters. San Francisco Chronicle
2.2
To the uninitiated likely to be...one of those supposedly hip movies that youll probably leave with a distinctly sour taste in your mouth. One Guys Opinion
3.1
Its a performance of total shtick that miraculously doesnt get old. Mark Reviews Movies
1.5
After watching Stranger with Candy, the movie, I have to agree with Kerouak: you really cant go home again.
3.5
It roars along with reckless abandon, skewering everything in its path. Lariat
3.2
Certainly the first 30 minutes of this film are among the most hilarious first 30 minutes of any film. Pity it couldnt last. Eric Ds Nider
3.5
This camp farce has its moments of high hilarity, and Sedaris is a spark plug, but its wildly uneven. Cs Monitor
1.5
After a bracingly funny beginning, the film gets bogged down in silly plot permutations and repetitive humor, which was more effective in half hour te .. Film Journal International ..
3.1
The film is probably destined to be a cult success at best, since the TV program was an acquired taste and could be a little much, even when limited t .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
The shows brilliant conceit seems mild. In its own way, this is just another teen movie. Boston
3.0
The idea of spoofing the after school special approach to teen propaganda is a pretty solid one in and of itself, but it simply doesnt lend itself to .. Mountain X
4.5
Strangers in its new manifestation remains aggressively subversive comedy that pushes buttons and ignores barriers.
2.0
Diehards will rejoice, while haters will probably not be converted. Flim Threet
3.1
Flaws and all, Strangers with Candy has one invaluable thing going for it: the utterly fearless and downright brilliant comic performance of Amy Sedar .. The Movie Boy
3.8
Dinello wisely allows Sedarisbuck teeth bling and allto stay in the spotlight as much as possible so as long as you find Jerri funny rather than repul .. Hollywood
3.2
That brazen amorality is somehow tamed in the big screen incarnation, which plays like an extended episode. Seattle Pi
2.8
The movie never makes good on its promise of unbridled humor, but nonetheless connects with enough stabs of parody to keep it mildly entertaining. Coles Mithey
1.5
At its best, an episode of the series felt like an hours worth of comedy crammed into 22 minutes, while the movie feels more like an hours worth of co .. Pajiba
2.5
Sitting in the theater, it was like everyone was in on the joke but me, and while moments of hilarity managed to hit me over the head a time or two I .. Movie Freak
3.0
Its a fairly tired premise, which doesnt offer much to make it clear why it had to be done as a movie.
3.5
Theres plenty to laugh at here the sauna with an open bar in the schools faculty lounge, for instance but theres also a misanthropic tone to the entir .. Oregon Live
3.2
This prequel doesnt take it much further than the expected offbeat grossness, strident political incorrectness and moments of pleasing if uncomfortabl .. E Online
3.1
We get Colbert, and we get Sedaris as Jerri Blank for just a little while longer. Thats enough for us. Kansas City
4.0
like that After School Special some of us were secretly hoping would happen one day . . where it all goes horribly wrong in delightfully interesting w .. Killer Movie Reviews
3.8
filthier and more offensive than you can imagine, so I laughed. I laughed alot. Waffle Movies
3.1
But its modest origins belie a manic, fun film of acquired taste nuttiness. Chron
4.0
Like the classic comedies of Chaplin, Hawks and Woody Allen, Strangers With Candy is more than just a good subjective comedy its a great objective fil .. Or Lando Weekly
3.8
Its carefully constructed to set up and deliver laugh after laugh. Guide Live
0.5
Smirky, gum in your hair humor dominates this dreadful 2005 feature. Chicago Reader
3.5
Theres nothing sweet about this very strange character, Jerri, but you still cant wait to see what outrageous thing shell do next. TheMovieChicks.com
3.5
Everyone but the terminally tight should find themselves laughing. And all should be awestruck by star Amy Sedaris. Detroit News
3.8
It doesnt live up to the premise of an after school special parody, but neither fans of the TV series nor newbies with an appreciation of absurd comed .. Premiere Magazine
3.8
Easily the wittiest, most ridiculous and best written comedy of the year. Chicago Tribune
3.8
A deliciously quirky, laugh out loud pleasure for anyone with a taste for the absurd. Chicago Tribune
3.1
The key to its success at least whatever success it can muster is the manic work of Amy Sedaris.
2.5
Its a one joke film that thinks its joke is funnier than it is and runs it into the ground, but not before getting a few laughs. Arizona Daily Star
1.5
There are some giggles here, but much as I wanted to, I didnt find this anywhere near as funny as it should have been. San Diego Metropolitan
2.5
Maybe a half hour dose was just right, because the films pacing is torpid and many of the jokes fall flat. Seattle Times
3.1
Either Sedaris and company have lost their will to truly outrage, or theyre hoping to reach a wider audience with less offensive material. Online Tv Guide
3.5
Whether you guffaw, giggle or sit stone faced through Strangers With Candy will depend on your reaction to Sedaris as Jerri and her freak show of over .. Access Atlanta
1.5
What separates Strangers with Candy from other high school comedies, or from most mainstream comedies in general, is the casts total dedication to the .. DVD Review
3.0
Ive got something to say!!! While the occasionally hilarious big screen Candy should amuse hardcore fans, it may leave casual audiences confused or di .. Freeze Dried Movies



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