Quasi

Name: Quasi
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: April 20, 2023
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 51
Cast: Adrianne Palicki, Erik Stolhanske, Gabriel Hogan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan

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Hulu | Release Date (Streaming): April 20, 2023 | R

Starring: Adrianne Palicki, Erik Stolhanske, Gabriel Hogan, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Maria Arroyo, Michael Yurchak, Paul Soter, Roman Mitichyan, Steve Lemme

Summary: Broken Lizard's spoof finds a hapless hunchback yearning for love but finding himself in the middle of a murderous feud between the Pope and the king of France when each orders the hunchback to kill the other. [Searchlight Pictures]

Director: Kevin Heffernan

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 99 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Apr 20, 2023

The flaws are part of the overall effect — spontaneous and human. The reason Broken Lizard seems to keep making cult movies is because when you watch them, you feel like you were there when they made it. Broken Lizard is all of us. Read full review

Slashfilm Witney Seibold

Apr 18, 2023

Despite the film's clear edict to include as many tasteless jokes as possible . . . Quasi possesses a strangely disarming, hangout quality, leaving it feeling ultimately harmless and even a little bit friendly. Read full review

Brandon Yu

Apr 20, 2023

It’s dumb fun that is at times entertaining, at times flat. Read full review

Screen Rant Nadir Samara

Apr 20, 2023

The film is far from perfect, but also does not attempt to be. Accents aside, the jokes are solid and don’t require a great plot to land. Quasi won’t blow anyone away, but it has its moments. Read full review

Collider Erick Massoto

Apr 21, 2023

With disregard to elements it itself establishes and featuring more characters than it knows what to do with, the film forgets to flesh out its comedic potential and sticks to the repetition of a handful of jokes, even when some of them fall flat. Read full review

Jesse Hassenger

Apr 20, 2023

There are plenty of little chuckles throughout, but the movie doesn’t incorporate seemingly throwaway gags into its narrative like an expertly timed Harold-style improv. More often, it feels like the Broken Lizard boys are trying to salvage what works and re-use as much of it as possible. Read full review

Todd Gilchrist

Apr 18, 2023

Given that this project is piloted by Broken Lizard, it’s clear that “Quasi” is meant to be a comedy, but there are enough long stretches where no jokes are even attempted that you’d be forgiven for thinking that laughs were only an incidental goal. Read full review

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Gumdrop

Apr 22, 2023

You really can't be too critical of anything Broken Lizard make. You kind of have to look at it objectively. They don't make masterpieces. They make silly comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. A bit of mindless escapism that reminds you of a simpler time. At a time when everyone isYou really can't be too critical of anything Broken Lizard make. You kind of have to look at it objectively. They don't make masterpieces. They make silly comedy that doesn't take itself too seriously. A bit of mindless escapism that reminds you of a simpler time. At a time when everyone is so concerned about what you can or can't say, it's refreshing to watch something that isn't.… Expand

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alanpotter17

May 3, 2023

É realmente engraçado ver o filme tirar sarro de personagens da elite, ao estilo Monty Python, inclusive como cinema é até melhor.
Quasimodo é o tal corcunda de Notre Dame criado pela mente genial de Vítor Hugo, e o filme inicia bem didático, com uma aula sobre feudalismo e as classesÉ realmente engraçado ver o filme tirar sarro de personagens da elite, ao estilo Monty Python, inclusive como cinema é até melhor.
Quasimodo é o tal corcunda de Notre Dame criado pela mente genial de Vítor Hugo, e o filme inicia bem didático, com uma aula sobre feudalismo e as classes sociais envolvidas. Conseguindo emprego como torturador, Quasimodo vai se destacando pela perspicácia em aprimorar o método de tortura a sua máquina, e isso chama a atenção da rainha. Mas as coisas vão começar a mudar quando o Papa resolve visitar esse lugarejo da França, ponto em tensão o comando sobre o povo, de um lado o papado e de outro lado o monarca impiedoso.
O filme usa e abusa de caricaturas, e também utiliza-se da repetição em alguns momentos (ostras, ostras, ostras).... Mas consegue pelo menos desenvolver bem o arco entre Quasi e o amigo, bem como com a rainha, que apoiará a ambos.
Quasi é visto como um herói improvável, numa clara ironia aos estereótipos de super-heróis. Seu amigo acaba tendo uma certa inveja dessa fama, e embora o roteiro force um pouco o conflito entre eles, não deixou piegas demais.
Gostei de como o roteiro conseguiu driblar a encurralada que o papa e orei deram em Quasi e de como a história não perde o pique, ainda que seja filmada de forma bem convencional.
Outra cena deliciosa de assistir foi a rainha e Quasi pintando nas paredes, fazendo alusão debochada à selfie, entregando a que época pertence, e sendo muito bem vinda a referência.
No mais, é uma comédia escrachada, que se permite até mesmo cenas como tortura do saco escrotal (!) para fazer rir. Claro que tudo está entre a ironia e o mau gosto, e às vezes essa linha é muito tênue, por exemplo, a afeição que a rainha sente por Quasi beira o fetichismo, e isso pode não soar bem à proposta.
Ainda assim, é um filme bem divertido de assistir, dei várias risadas, contém críticas às classes sociais dominantes, e mesmo soando um pouco demagógico, as piadas em geral funcionam, e isso é o que basta para um filme de comédia sem grandes pretensões.… Expand

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chemicalE

Apr 25, 2023

It's definitely not bad, but some gags don't land at all and the movie really suffers from their repetition. It is hilarious in parts, that's all.

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