Flypaper
IFC Films | Release Date: August 19, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
7
Negative:
3
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58
Christian Science MonitorPeter RainerAug 20, 2011
One thought that occurred to me while pacing myself through Flypaper: With the economy being what it is, will there be a rash of bank robbery movies? Read full review
50
The New York TimesRachel SaltzAug 19, 2011
Full of indie mannerisms - compulsive swearing, jokey violence, quirk-laden characters - Flypaper can't quite manage to find a style or a comic groove of its own. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweAug 15, 2011
Given a bit of breathing room in the breathless script, Dempsey and Judd might have been able to develop some convincing chemistry, but relationship dynamics get squeezed out by relentless plotting. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyAug 15, 2011
Strenuous and just fitfully amusing. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubScott TobiasAug 17, 2011
Everything and everyone acts as cogs in a relentless plot machine that keeps twisting and twisting like an annoying little gizmo on Christmas morning. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanAug 19, 2011
It's a mess from start to finish, but there's still fun to be had in Rob Minkoff's caper comedy. Read full review
40
Time OutDavid FearAug 16, 2011
It isn't long, however, before the film's caricatured bad-guy shtick starts to wear gossamer thin, and an overabundance of "clever" twists-no one is [Yawn] who they seem to be! - begins to sap whatever little goodwill has been built up. Read full review
38
New York PostSara StewartAug 19, 2011
In the end, there's just a roomful of decent character actors in search of a point. For them, the titular Flypaper may have simply been a paycheck. Read full review
30
Village VoiceAaron HillisAug 16, 2011
Slick, manic, excruciatingly hollow entry in the exhausted subgenre of misfit bank-heist comedies. Read full review
0
ObserverUna LaMarcheAug 24, 2011
Every once in a while a movie comes along that is so bad it makes you feel terrible for everyone involved. Flypaper, a new indie that's little more than a haphazard assemblage of clichés, clunky camera tricks and cringe-worthy dialogue, is just such a film. Read full review
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