Feels like a Zucker Brothers movie. They throw so much at the wall, but a lot of it sticks, a lot of it doesn't, and it's dumb!... It's not "good," but I laughed a lot.
Read full articleIn addition to ridiculous — think the Wayans brothers’ parody pictures, or “Napoleon Dynamite” — the humor is almost uniformly broad.
Read full articleAs with most comedies that throw everything out there (and throw common sense out the window) to get laughs, some bits and pieces don’t land. But the Lesters thankfully cram in enough ghettofabulous gags to keep me continuously giggling.
Read full articleThe Gutter — like an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic.
Read full articleI can't remember the last time a comedy this stupid was so smart in its jokes. The Gutter is the kind of comedy that scares the hell out of distributors because it doesn't play it safe.
Read full articleLaughter strikes from all sides in “The Gutter,” the kind of brash and boisterous broad comedy that has largely been missing from multiplexes in recent years.
Read full articleThe Gutter is an absolutely delight, and actual breath of fresh air amongst the mediocre offerings that get left by the studios.
Read full articleIt’s worthwhile for anyone who appreciates impossibly dumb characters and Wayans brothers-reminiscent humor
Read full articleHere’s a film that caught me off guard by how funny it was. Sure, it has an appeal that will work for some, but perhaps not all, but I can argue with a film that genuinely made me laugh a lot.
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