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A Futile and Stupid Gesture
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The rise and fall of humor magazine National Lampoon and its co-founder Doug Kenney (played by Will Forte) is recounted in this biopic directed by David Wain. Domhnall Gleeson, Joel McHale, Seth Green and Thomas Lennon co-star in this ensemble homage to the subversive humorists who changed the American comedy landscape.
Actors:
Domhnall Gleeson, Emmy Rossum, Natasha Lyonne, Annette OToole, Seth Green, Finn Wittrock, Will Forte, Thomas Lennon, Joel McHale, Joe Lo Truglio, Lindsey Kraft, ...»
Director:
David Wain
Country:
United States
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Consequence of Sound
January 24, 2018 There's a musicality to Wain's direction that's addicting, and the emotional punch in the final five minutes proves there's a future for the filmmaker that goes way beyond the yucks. In that respect, A Futile and Stupid Gesture is anything but that.
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IGN Movies
January 25, 2018 It's to A Futile and Stupid Gesture's credit that it manages to have a widespread appeal, and will likely be an enjoyable viewing experience for both those already interested in the history of comedy and those who may know next-to-nothing about Lampoon.
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Birth.Movies.Death.
January 25, 2018 A conventionally raucous biopic that knows it's conventional and hopes to get away with said convention by occasionally breaking the fourth wall to goof on its deployment of these hoary tropes.
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AV Club
January 25, 2018 While Wain has developed an immunity to the biopic's blustery pretension, he's not so wary of the form's more superficial shortcomings.
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Chicago Sun-Times
January 25, 2018 Forte captures Kenney's deadpan comedic insanity and his wry humor, but also conveys the sense of melancholy and emotional restlessness plaguing Doug.
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New York Magazine/Vulture
January 25, 2018 An impishly meta cartoon that manages to squeeze in some serious themes - although I'm not sure it leaves you with more than a desire to read (or reread) Kenney's most famous Lampoon works.
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Las Vegas Review-Journal
January 25, 2018 It serves as a useful explainer to viewers who aren't comedy nerds as to why the most sought after job by Harvard grads, after doctor or lawyer, is a writing gig on "The Simpsons."
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Variety
January 25, 2018 The only aspect of it that I found I could focus on with even a modicum of interest was Will Forte's sideburns.
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Detroit News
January 26, 2018 Kenney and Beard are friends and business partners who experience the ups and downs of their creative partnership, but like many things in "A Futile and Stupid Gesture," their relationship feels like a glossy version of the truth.
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Los Angeles Times
January 25, 2018 "Futile" lies haphazardly between funny and not, as comedies about comedy tend to do.
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Collider
January 25, 2018 David Wain has made the hilarious and irreverent movie that National Lampoon deserves.
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Cultured Vultures
January 26, 2018 A Futile and Stupid Gesture does right by the late genius of Doug Kenney.
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