A Fantastic Fear of Everything

Name: A Fantastic Fear of Everything
Genre: Comedy
Released: February 7, 2014
Duration: 100 min
Rating: 31
Cast: Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman, Simon Pegg

2014

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Indomina Releasing | Release Date: February 7, 2014 | R

Starring: Clare Higgins, Paul Freeman, Simon Pegg

Summary: Jack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicableJack is a children's author turned crime novelist whose detailed research into the lives of Victorian serial killers has turned him into a paranoid wreck, persecuted by the irrational fear of being murdered. When Jack is thrown a life-line by his long-suffering agent and a mysterious Hollywood executive takes a sudden and inexplicable interest in his script, what should be his big break rapidly turns into his big breakdown, as Jack is forced to confront his worst demons; among them his love life, his laundry and the origin of all fear.… Expand

Director: Chris Hopewell and Crispian Mills

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 100 min

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The Playlist Drew Taylor

Feb 7, 2014

At the very least, Fantastic Fear of Everything has a fantastic central performance. And sometimes that's enough. Read full review

Neil Smith

Dec 13, 2013

Fear falls short of fantastic yet it’s a decent effort that, like Pegg’s beard, proves to be something of a grower. Read full review

Empire Olly Richards

Dec 13, 2013

It's always trying to do something unusual. It has a great lead in Pegg. What it doesn't have is an ending or a clear reason what it wants to be. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Feb 6, 2014

There’s also little point and a garish quality that goes from pulp to junk fairly quickly, despite Pegg’s presence. Read full review

Drew Hunt

Feb 5, 2014

Strands of Simon Pegg's amiable persona are found in the film's more tolerable bits, but even this seasoned vet's unique voice is lost amid the glut of references to other work. Read full review

Guy Lodge

Dec 13, 2013

[A] stunningly joke-free comedy-horror hybrid. Read full review

Robert Abele

Feb 8, 2014

The dreary, loud, amateurish horror-comedy A Fantastic Fear of Everything...isn’t terribly interested in logic. Or continuity. Or filmmaking acumen. Or, most glaringly, laughs. Read full review

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Meth-dude

Jan 3, 2015

The movie was not bad at all.Sure,the amazing acting performance by Simon Pegg is a big element to the success of this movie.The story was original and it was entertaining to see this guy afraid of washing machines.

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Thegodfatherson

Feb 15, 2014

The Fantastic Fear Of Everything is weird enough to have a mind boggling story and a crazy Simon Pegg, isn't that enough to keep you from not watching this movie? It's a helload of crap being literally dropped at the Sundance Film Festival. It's weird as hell and Simon Pegg is beingThe Fantastic Fear Of Everything is weird enough to have a mind boggling story and a crazy Simon Pegg, isn't that enough to keep you from not watching this movie? It's a helload of crap being literally dropped at the Sundance Film Festival. It's weird as hell and Simon Pegg is being humiliated with the hilariously bad script and direction on screen. Avoid.… Expand

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JLuis_001

Sep 8, 2017

Undoubtedly one of the most unsuccessful work in Simon Pegg's career, the script is a disaster and really the film has no reason to hook you up, a complete disappointment.
Avoid it.

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