Authors Anonymous
Screen Media Films | Release Date: April 18, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
16
METASCORE
Overwhelming dislike based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
0
Negative:
8
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30
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergApr 17, 2014
Mr. Farina gives Authors Anonymous a sharpness it otherwise lacks. Read full review
30
The DissolveJen ChaneyApr 15, 2014
The faux-doc foundation simply doesn’t work here. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 18, 2014
Farina’s talent is thrown away here; Cuoco is funnier on her sitcom; Klein and Polo you just kind of feel bad for. Hence, the only reason to watch this picture is for the novelty value of feeling bad for Chris Klein and/or Teri Polo. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineDavid Lee DallasApr 14, 2014
It takes the easiest approach to every scene, haphazardly juggling different tones without integrating them into a cohesive and consistent thematic identity. Read full review
20
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 17, 2014
A tediously unfunny comedy that is chiefly distinguished by the fact that it marks one of the last screen appearances by the late Dennis Farina who steals the film as a Tom Clancy-obsessed, would-be military thriller writer. Read full review
20
Los Angeles TimesInkoo KangApr 17, 2014
The exhausted mockumentary genre provides yet another reason for its demise in Authors Anonymous, a tenaciously unfunny comedy. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanApr 17, 2014
You can always tell when filmmakers get their ideas from watching other movies. First-time writer David Congalton must be a Christopher Guest fan, because his derivative mockumentary feels like the work of someone who’s seen “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show” too many times. Read full review
10
Village VoiceCalum MarshApr 16, 2014
Little more than an exercise in sustained contempt, a petty little missive directed at anyone who dares to wield a pen. Read full review
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