Rotten
Despite all the gross-out humor, the most offensive thing about this is the lazy filmmaking; every shot feels like a first take, and the haphazard editing precludes any comic timing.
Ben Sachs, Chicago Reader
Movie 43
The biggest cast ever assembled for the most outrageous comedy ever made.
2013 · 1h 34m
Comedy
Directed by
Steven Brill
,
Elizabeth Banks
,
Steve Carr
,
Rusty Cundieff
,
James Duffy
,
Griffin Dunne
,
Peter Farrelly
,
Patrik Forsberg
,
James Gunn
,
Bob Odenkirk
Overview
A series of interconnected short films are the backdrop for a maniac screenwriter who pitches insane storylines featuring some of Hollywood's biggest and brightest.
Director and cast
- Steven Brill Director
- Elizabeth Banks Director
- Steve Carr Director
- Rusty Cundieff Director
- James Duffy Director
- Griffin Dunne Director
- Peter Farrelly Director
- Patrik Forsberg Director
- James Gunn Director
- Bob Odenkirk Director
- Dennis Quaid as Charlie Wessler (segment "The Pitch")
- Greg Kinnear as Griffin Schraeder (segment "The Pitch")
- Common as Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
- Charlie Saxton as Jay (segment "The Pitch")
- Will Sasso as Jerry (segment "The Pitch")
- Odessa Rae as Danita (segment "The Pitch")
- Seth MacFarlane as Seth MacFarlane (segment
- Mike Meldman as Mike Meldman (segment "The Pitch")
- Hugh Jackman as Davis (segment "The Catch")
- Kate Winslet as Beth (segment "The Catch")
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Rotten
It is utterly disgusting throughout.
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly
Rotten
As a film critic, I've seen nearly 4,000 movies over the last fifteen years. Right now, I can't think of one worse than Movie 43.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Rotten
How many directors does it take to screw in a star-studded piece of aggressive stupidity and call it a movie? An even dozen, and there is no punch line.
Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
The line between gross-out humor that's inspired and the kind that's witless is fine indeed, and "Movie 43" obliterates it with poop and movie stars.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
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