The Clapper

  • 2018


MOVIE IS satirical allergic uncomfortable disarmingly astonishing
Close Video

20 %
30 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
See Where to Watch The Clapper
Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 12
Average Rating 2.2/5
satirical allergic uncomfortable disarmingly astonishing

  • All
  • Positive
  • Negative
4.0
Dito Montiels disarmingly sweet comedy The Clapper is about a man who not only has greatness thrust upon him, but is desperate to avoid greatness alto .. We Got This Covered
1.7
The Clapper is just so boring and corny that all the audience can do is either feel bad for Helms or disingenuously applaud his unsuccessful efforts, .. Paste Magazine
1.3
If its supposed to be a satire, it doesnt know what its satirizing.The biggest problem is that the stakes are never high enough to invest in any of it .. Rogerebert
1.5
Unfortunately, the film fails to make those answers interesting, believable, or even funny. Village Voice
1.9
Dito Montiel is Americas answer to Uwe Boll. Why actors keep agreeing to make his movies is a mystery for the ages. Rogers Movie Nation
1.5
10 1 2 / 10 One of the great mysteries in modern Hollywood is how writer/director Dito Montiel keeps receiving funding for his projects. Blu Ray
4.0
Its impossible to say for sure, of course, but The Clapper might have been a more successful film if Helms and Morgan had been asked to do what they d .. Film Journal
3.0
But the two actors bring such a warm charm to their roles that they pull it off. Common Sense Media
3.0
I expect shade will be thrown because of the films low ambition, and it truly is (intentionally) sloppy and doesnt have great production values, but t .. Flim Threet
1.5
The problem isnt just that satirizing a late night talk show hosts condescension feels about a decade past its sell by date. Slant Magazine
1.3
Worst, though, than The Clappers rather cruel comic disposition is how Montiel is practically allergic to wit, giving us lots of moronic blundering an .. Slant Magazine
1.0
Instead, he presents them as borderline dolts, barely functioning adults defined by behavioral quirks and psychological soft spots. The New York Times
3.5
The books slightly satirical edges have been left out, but so apparently have crucial elements of the screenplay, whose welcome sweetness devolves int .. Hollywood Reporter
1.0
As if the addled Eddie, Judy and Chris, who behave as if they dropped in from some alternate, retrograde universe, arent tedious enough, the movie is .. Los Angeles Times
2.0
The movie is not entirely without charm although its safe to say, its mostly without charm. Variety
3.1
Its not only sexist, it effectively limits the roles for mature women. Nj
1.2
And its astonishing how little the half baked movie can do with this premise. The Play List
1.5
Dito Montiel, who directed Robin Williams contemplative performance in Boulevard, rushes Ed Helms, the star of his latest film The Clapper.Helms, at h .. Sf Weekly
3.0
But theres also plenty of sentiment to go with the satire.The Clapper is a small movie with a big, generous heart; it never makes fun of its character .. Parade



See Where to Watch The Clapper