Fool's Paradise

Roadside Attractions | Release Date: May 12, 2023

3.8	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 16 Ratings

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JLuis_001May 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 itsIt'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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linkdk59May 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 filmA 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