Fool's Paradise

Name: Fool's Paradise
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 12, 2023
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 27
Cast: Adrien Brody, Charlie Day, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jillian Bell

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Roadside Attractions | Release Date: May 12, 2023 | Not Rated

Starring: Adrien Brody, Charlie Day, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jillian Bell, Jimmi Simpson, Kate Beckinsale, Katherine McNamara, Ray Liotta, Travis Fimmel

Summary: A down on his luck publicist gets his lucky break when he discovers a man recently released from a mental health facility looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. With the help of a powerful producer, the publicist helps the man become a huge star, even marrying his beautiful leading lady. Their adventures lead themA down on his luck publicist gets his lucky break when he discovers a man recently released from a mental health facility looks just like a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer. With the help of a powerful producer, the publicist helps the man become a huge star, even marrying his beautiful leading lady. Their adventures lead them to cross paths with drunken costars, irreverent unhoused action heroes, unpredictable directors, super agent, and power-mad moguls. Fame and fortune are not all they're cracked up to be, and the two men must fight their way back to the things that matter the most.… Expand

Director: Charlie Day

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Brianna Zigler

May 15, 2023

Fool’s Paradise doesn’t come close to clearing the self-imposed hurdle of matching a Chaplin classic or an Ashby satire. But it does sometimes work as a breezy comedy and a satire-lite of vacuous Hollywood, articulated tenfold by the modern Superhero Franchise Industrial Complex. Read full review

Collider Ross Bonaime

May 11, 2023

If Day has shown anything with Fool’s Paradise and the long road to get it made, it’s that he has passion and a vision, and a dedication to making a project that works for him. Fool’s Paradise might not work as well as it should, but fingers crossed that Day keeps at it. Read full review

The Playlist Nick Allen

May 16, 2023

It’s all too passive, and lacking in incisiveness cleverness for its own good, barely served by Day’s nostalgia for better films and voluminous silent stars. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 11, 2023

It’s a relief when the talking/screeching version of Day has an accident and the silent version takes over. He manages the pratfalls and double-takes well enough. He’s no Keaton, Chaplin, Begnini, Sellers or David Hyde Pierce, to name some of the great physical comics of ancient and recent vintage. There’s no shame in that. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

May 11, 2023

There’s something grudgingly admirable about the voluble star essentially spending an entire film doing reactions. But it’s a disastrous move in a Hollywood satire that already needs to be more than a grab bag of jokes. Read full review

IndieWire Samantha Bergeson

May 12, 2023

The only saving grace of Fool’s Paradise is watching Liotta do what he did best. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Monica Castillo

May 12, 2023

Overblown caricatures and stale jokes about “don’t you know who I am?!” and going to see his wife’s shaman feel about as empty as a finished cup of coffee, and unfortunately, this movie has nothing else to offer for a refill. Read full review

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GumboFisher

May 12, 2023

Latte's silent exploration of a purposefully chaotic world allows the full absurdity of fame be the movie's driving force. Cinematically shot with an immersive score which is always a big plus for me. While not a direct squeakquel to Being There, Charlie Caplin, or Mr. Bean, if you likeLatte's silent exploration of a purposefully chaotic world allows the full absurdity of fame be the movie's driving force. Cinematically shot with an immersive score which is always a big plus for me. While not a direct squeakquel to Being There, Charlie Caplin, or Mr. Bean, if you like those then this movie is respectfully right up you alley.… Expand

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linkdk59

May 22, 2023

A decent story with some heart, about a lovable yet clueless and barely functional mute and homeless man who somehow gets caught by the gears of the Hollywood machine. Ray Liotta was great in this, although he is in the first half of the film really. I was also pleasantly surprised by theA decent story with some heart, about a lovable yet clueless and barely functional mute and homeless man who somehow gets caught by the gears of the Hollywood machine. Ray Liotta was great in this, although he is in the first half of the film really. I was also pleasantly surprised by the character of Ken Jeong, who turned out to be a big part of the story.… Expand

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PeterHunter

May 13, 2023

Charlie Day’s directorial debut is an earnestly executed love letter to Hollywood and its history.

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JLuis_001

May 21, 2023

It's not hard to understand the satire of its approach, Charlie Day is very basic in that regard, but the mordacity is no substitute for the flaws, the lousy narrative pacing, its enormous plot incoherence and how empty it feels in its closing. So, by general consensus, Day's debut in theIt's not hard to understand the satire of its approach, Charlie Day is very basic in that regard, but the mordacity is no substitute for the flaws, the lousy narrative pacing, its enormous plot incoherence and how empty it feels in its closing. So, by general consensus, Day's debut in the director's chair is an insufferable and mostly dull comedy.
This sure as hell ain't no masterpiece of the genre.

It should be made clear that Fools Paradise can't brag about anything original, much less profound.
Not that I want to imply that it should have been treated with more seriousness, but I don't think that everything has to work based on wanting to make the audience laugh with the "occurrences" of his characters.

And Charlie Day's problem is that he handles himself that way as an actor and, therefore, seems to have believed that he would have to translate his work doctrine to the actors who were going to be under his orders.

Satire should be pointed and humorous, here both things are replaced by clichés and absurd situations. It is unconvincing and when it concludes the taste is immensely disappointing.… Expand

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JoA1973

Jun 7, 2023

Horrible. I couldn't finish it. I enjoy Charlie Day and had very high hopes for this movie but holy smokes I just couldn't stomach this. The problem is the hypocracy of Hollywood types lampooning themselves in a movie. Like so many, I guess I'm just not interested in the celebrity worldHorrible. I couldn't finish it. I enjoy Charlie Day and had very high hopes for this movie but holy smokes I just couldn't stomach this. The problem is the hypocracy of Hollywood types lampooning themselves in a movie. Like so many, I guess I'm just not interested in the celebrity world anymore. I just want an interesting story. Give me an engrossing plot with no-name actors any day. We're tired of narcissim on display, even parodies of narcissim on display.… Expand

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DeDeTheMovieGo

Jun 12, 2023

OMG!!! As a big time sunny fan i was very very cuuuuriooous. But not good.

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