Rotten
By failing to push their galumphing antihero toward the self-knowledge he so desperately needs, [the directors] rob the film of its emotional stakes.
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times
Zero Charisma
You can never take the game too seriously.
2013 · 1h 26m · NOT RATED
Comedy
Directed by
Katie Graham
,
Andrew Matthews
Overview
An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game
Director and cast
- Katie Graham Director
- Andrew Matthews Director
- Sam Eidson as Scott
- Garrett Graham as Miles
- Brock England as Wayne
- Anne Gee Byrd as Wanda
- Cyndi Williams as Barbara
- Brian Losoya as Leonard
- Vincent James Prendergast as Martin
- Katie Folger as Kendra
- John Gholson as Pete Bowles
- Dakin Matthews as Greg Goran
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
73%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A barbed indie character study that seems perched, like Big Fan, between dark humor and probing psychodrama.
A.A. Dowd, AV Club
Fresh
A consistently entertaining, character-driven comedy set within a community rapidly losing out to online options.
Peter Debruge, Variety
Rotten
It stops short of leaving its would-be hero in despair, but never finds a reason for those who don't share his fixations to identify with him.
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Fresh
This is raw and affecting, a real movie rather than fan-con fun.
Alan Scherstuhl, Village Voice
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