Fool's Paradise
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: May 12, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
27
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
4
Negative:
5
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55
Paste MagazineBrianna ZiglerMay 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
50
ColliderRoss BonaimeMay 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
42
The PlaylistNick AllenMay 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
40
The Daily BeastNick SchagerMay 12, 2023
A satire that’s neither sharp enough to make its industry skewering sting, nor sweet enough to compensate for its toothlessness. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 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
30
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldMay 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
25
IndieWireSamantha BergesonMay 12, 2023
The only saving grace of Fool’s Paradise is watching Liotta do what he did best. Read full review
25
Slant MagazineJake ColeMay 11, 2023
The film sprints past its targets, dealing glancing blows to subjects that have already been obliterated by decades’ worth of Tinseltown parodies. Read full review
12
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloMay 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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