Martin & Orloff
Spit & Glue Distribution | Release Date: November 7, 2003 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
48
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Superior 2002 farce by Walsh, Roberts, and Katie Roberts, all veterans of Chicago's ImprovOlympic who went on to form the Upright Citizens Brigade. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The film is faithful to its absurdities, sometimes hilariously so. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
A wacky comedy involving a suicidal marketing executive and his highly irreverent shrink, Martin & Orloff ultimately doesn't fully succeed in its comedic aspirations, but it does offer some genuine laughs along the way. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneEllen Fox
The problem is that the movie is, in comedy parlance, a "bit fest" -- it tries to generate its humor with a barrage of bits, or external gags, rather than letting it emerge organically from the deepening interaction between its two leads. Read full review
60
Film ThreatMerle Bertrand
Initially turns the dour field of psychiatry into an amusing, absurdist romp. Unfortunately, the further the film progresses, the more it relies on silliness and triteness for ever-less frequent laughs. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
In general, movies made by improv comedy groups are hit or miss. And this one, from the Upright Citizens Brigade, misses a whole lot more than it hits. Read full review
40
Village VoiceLaura Sinagra
Mostly, its unearned funnier-than-thou smugness plays like a DIY dorm-lounge homage. Read full review
40
VarietyRonnie Scheib
Extending skit comedy into full-length form is a tricky and, despite lots of snappy acerbic wordplay and inspired zany moments, pic works only intermittently. Read full review
40
The New York TimesStephen Holden
An occasionally savvy farce that suffers from attention deficit disorder. Read full review
40
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The film too often gets bogged down by a rhythmless pace and an overabundance of the kind of wacky physical business better left to experts in a dumber brand of comedy. Read full review
38
New York PostLou Lumenick
Might have worked as a 10-minute sketch. Read full review
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