Hit by Lightning
Gravitas Ventures | Release Date: October 31, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
31
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
1
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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70
Los Angeles TimesMartin TsaiOct 30, 2014
An offbeat rom-com that ventures down the film-noir path, Hit by Lightning manages to make dark comedy fresh by combining two formulas. Read full review
40
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergOct 30, 2014
Even with a few late twists, concept exceeds execution. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenOct 29, 2014
Thanks to Jon Cryer’s likable-schlemiel shtick, a lost-cause rom-com is more watchable than it has any right to be. But that’s not enough to make Hit by Lightning remotely involving. Read full review
38
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreOct 28, 2014
Slow-witted and slowly paced, with characters kept at arm’s length, our biggest concern is not whether Ricky will indeed be Hit by Lightning, but whether anybody will find a spark of life in this corpse of a comedy. Read full review
30
The DissolveMike D'AngeloOct 30, 2014
Hit By Lightning might have worked as black comedy, but Blitt clearly lacks any instinct for genuine darkness. Read full review
25
New York PostSara StewartOct 29, 2014
From its uninspired, sitcom-y look to its phoned-in dialogue (“I love you plus infinity”; “I love you plus double infinity”) to its creaky plot, Hit by Lightning is anything but electrifying. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOct 29, 2014
Cryer makes a likable sad-sack and Will Sasso provides balance as his narcissistic best friend. But both guys deserve better. As do we. Read full review
20
Village VoiceChris PackhamOct 28, 2014
It's a black-comedy plot without any blackness or actual comedy, unless mugging and bro-heiming by Mad TV's Will Sasso counts as hilarious. Read full review
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