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Jake Coyle, Associated Press: MODERATE (cg) "In the land of 'Tim & Eric,' there is no 'too much.' Over-the-top isn't something to be evaded, it's an ethos.... a faithful if not exceptional example of their comedy, which -- like most sketch comedy -- is best consumed in smaller doses." (Read the full review...) 660 words, 03/01/12 Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT (cg) "...savagely satirical.... mercilessly lampoons an idiot America drowning in corporate flimflam.... The vicious mirth is hit-or-miss but contagious." (Read the full review...) 75 words, 03/09/12 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: POOR (cg) "I was willing to Get It, I was sincerely prepared, but at the end of this experience, I concluded there was nothing to be Got." (Read the full review...) 558 words, 03/02/12
Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "...a disposable trifle of fleeting rewards... Regrettably, the laddie jokes (violence, bodily fluids, sexual accessories) outnumber the video pyrotechnics." (Read the full review...) 266 words, 03/03/12 Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR (cg) "...so bad, it's bad.... all the mincing from Heidecker and Wareheim, the wanna-be, gross-out humor and THE CONSTANT SCREAMING get tiring." (Read the full review...) 145 words, 03/02/12 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "If it's a Funny or Die movie, where's the 'die' button?... Fans of the duo's bizarro sketch show 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' might find their first feature enjoyably boundary-pushing..." (Read the full review...) 291 words, 03/02/12 Kyle Smith, New York Post: POOR (cg) "Amateur is derived from the Latin word for love; Tim & Eric seem driven by a hatred of the audience and a wish to punish the same. Every episode of every sitcom I've ever seen is funnier than this movie, and I used to watch 'Just Shoot Me.' " (Read the full review...) 239 words, 03/02/12 Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: FAIR "...most Tim and Eric fans won't be disappointed by 'Billion Dollar Movie.' They just shouldn't be surprised if they find themselves checking their watches now and then." (Read the full review...) 596 words, 03/05/12 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: POOR (cg) "I was willing to Get It, I was sincerely prepared, but at the end of this experience, I concluded there was nothing to be Got." (Read the full review...) 558 words, 03/02/12 Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an inside joke for a self-selecting inside audience... stars-directors-writers Heidecker and Wareheim should still be applauded for pure destructive impulse, the healthy urge of this sick movie." (Read the full review...) 228 words, 02/29/12 Anita Li, Toronto Star: POOR (cg) "...lacks one essential element: a plot.... high-profile celebs can't save this disaster, which feels like random YouTube videos cobbled together." (Read the full review...) 348 words, 03/02/12 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the elements that do work - like the scabby sidekick played by John C. Reilly, or a gangster subplot straight out of an 80s movie - will make you laugh so hard you'll risk convulsions." (Read the full review...) 124 words, 03/01/12
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: MODERATE (cg) "...has the look and feel of the cheaply made late-night commercials that it mercilessly, and occasionally hilariously, mocks.... The title, in fact, is the film's first joke. It may also be its last one." (Read the full review...) 524 words, 03/02/12 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: POOR (cg) "A jaw-droppingly dumb waste of time and money... a lazy assemblage of sketch- comedy raunch, mock-schlock TV ads, and ideas that even the writers of 'Mall Cop' and 'Observe and Report' would have tossed." (Read the full review...) 285 words, 03/02/12 Ethan Gilsdorf, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "See it in the right sick frame of mind, and 'Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie' can be shockingly and terribly hilarious. Or not." (Read the full review...) 410 words, 03/02/12 Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: POOR (cg) "It seems like a lot of bodies for not very many laughs. 'Billion Dollar Movie' is strictly for the Tim and Eric cult." (Read the full review...) 360 words, 03/02/12 Doug Knoop, Seattle Times: WEAK (cg) "Tim and Eric's man-child characters, who look at the world with wide eyes and total trust, must be an acquired taste... while fans of the television show may enjoy this movie, this reviewer did not." (Read the full review...) 269 words, 03/02/12 Roger Moore, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: POOR (cg) "Wareheim and Heidecker, like the fellows they play in 'Billion Dollar Movie,' appear to have cashed the checks and called in big-name friends, with no idea of what to do with either." (Read the full review...) 372 words, 03/02/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...an inside joke for a self-selecting inside audience... stars-directors-writers Heidecker and Wareheim should still be applauded for pure destructive impulse, the healthy urge of this sick movie." (Read the full review...) 228 words, 02/29/12 Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...standard sitcom stuff, and if homeopathic remedies by way of coprophilia aren't your idea of comedy, you'd best steer clear of this shit." (Read the full review...) 143 words, 03/01/12 Nathan Rabin, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "...feels genuinely dangerous and transgressive: it makes a virtue of going way too far because other comedies don't go far enough." (Read the full review...) 364 words, 01/27/12 Jesse Hassenger, Pop Matters: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...for a movie with such potential for insularity -- a movie for fans only -- it's surprisingly accessible." (Read the full review...) 782 words, 03/07/12 Alison Willmore, Movieline: WEAK (cg) "...not actually very funny or even engaging... you really need chemical aids to be able to sit through something so unabashedly half-assed." (Read the full review...) 861 words, 03/01/12 Nick Schager, Slant: VERY GOOD (cg) "...so thoroughly absolving itself of any responsibility toward lucidity or coherence that it manages to operate on a relatively pure plane of blissed-out nonsensicality." (Read the full review...) 662 words, 02/26/12 Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the elements that do work - like the scabby sidekick played by John C. Reilly, or a gangster subplot straight out of an 80s movie - will make you laugh so hard you'll risk convulsions." (Read the full review...) 124 words, 03/01/12 Curt Holman, Atlanta Creative Loafing: WEAK (cg) "...works so well for about 15 or 30 minutes, then turns into a tedious grind... Heidecker and Wareheim's random, would-be shocking sense of humor turns out to be no substitute for a strong story." (Read the full review...) 312 words, 03/01/12
Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "...a disposable trifle of fleeting rewards... Regrettably, the laddie jokes (violence, bodily fluids, sexual accessories) outnumber the video pyrotechnics." (Read the full review...) 266 words, 03/03/12 Ian Buckwalter, NPR: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...feels like the work of comedic outlaws getting away with something. Watching it is like being an accessory after the fact, the thrill of being a co-conspirator blended with a twinge of red-faced guilt." (Read the full review...) 670 words, 03/01/12 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "If it's a Funny or Die movie, where's the 'die' button?... Fans of the duo's bizarro sketch show 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' might find their first feature enjoyably boundary-pushing..." (Read the full review...) 291 words, 03/02/12
John Anderson, Daily Variety: POOR "Proving less is definitely more, cult comics Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim torture their purposefully inept, shortform sketch work into feature length, to diminishing returns." (Read the full review...) 673 words, 01/21/12 John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...even some confirmed fans may walk away convinced that web shorts and 'Adult Swim' micro-shows are the maximum recommended dosage for these mood-altering auteurs." (Read the full review...) 485 words, 01/21/12 Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "If it's a Funny or Die movie, where's the 'die' button?... Fans of the duo's bizarro sketch show 'Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!' might find their first feature enjoyably boundary-pushing..." (Read the full review...) 291 words, 03/02/12 Andy Webster, New York Times: WEAK "...a disposable trifle of fleeting rewards... Regrettably, the laddie jokes (violence, bodily fluids, sexual accessories) outnumber the video pyrotechnics." (Read the full review...) 266 words, 03/03/12
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