Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story
7th Floor, The | Release Date: April 13, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
8
Negative:
0
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75
Portland OregonianM. E. Russell
Never actively unfunny. The cast is far too smart for that. But it never quite pops like it would if it were whittled down to something just a little longer than an "SNL Digital Short." Read full review
70
The New York TimesLawrence Van Gelder
The story is told in faux-documentary style, echoing the films of Christopher Guest, and if the cast never quite matches Mr. Guest's ensemble in comic inventiveness, they nonetheless manage to invest a very slight story line with a loose, scruffy charm. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
This is a movie about people trying to squeeze maximum recognition and pride out of the one thing they do reasonably well, and much of Blackballed's comedy comes from their attempts to maintain their dignity when they fail. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeErin Meister
Fueled by off-kilter characters, charming and funny -- if haltingly awkward -- dialogue, and a reasonable amount of thematic ingenuity, "Blackballed" succeeds as a modest tribute to the kind of aging boys club that idles for hours in somebody's parents' rumpus room, its members tossing around big-man talk but trapped in emotional adolescence. Read full review
60
VarietyJoe Leydon
The deliberately jittery hand-held lensing enhances the mockery in this mockumentary. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBen Kenigsberg
A mockumentary that exhausts its best joke with its premise. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
Corddry leads a game cast, but the film is rough around the edges...It would play better as a TV sketch. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Though the performances are surprisingly good - the characters are drawn with a broad brush, but the actors, almost all professional comics, hit all the right notes - the material just isn't funny enough to justify the film's length. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Overlong at just 91 minutes, Brant Sersen's sardonic sports mockumentary would have made a hilarious short film. Instead, it's a mildly amusing feature that takes a few too many potshots at some very broad targets. Read full review
50
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
About as flat as a five day old soda. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
In the end, Blackballed doesn't take home the winner's cup, but its genial stick-to-itiveness and reasonably well-aimed humor earn the film at least a good sportsmanship trophy. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen Cole
Fails to ever come alive as a human comedy in the manner of the best mockumentaries. Read full review
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