Screwball
Greenwich Entertainment | Release Date: March 29, 2019 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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88
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Barry HertzMar 25, 2019
More entertaining than a dozen Major League Baseball games stacked on top of one another. Read full review
83
The Film StageJohn FinkMar 25, 2019
Corben finds humor in the absurdity; what might not be so apparent while you’re laughing your ass off is just how well-made and -researched a tale this is. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 25, 2019
A very entertaining film, stuffed with colorful idiots and serves-you-right twists. Silly in ways that reflect poorly of the filmmaker's taste but will endear it to many viewers, it's a true-crime tale that has much to do with Major League Baseball but requires no interest in the sport to enjoy. Read full review
80
VarietyJoe LeydonMar 25, 2019
It works surprisingly and consistently well as a storytelling flourish for a documentary that does not traffic in subtleties or moral indignation while repeatedly and boisterously posing the question: “Can you believe these people actually did this?” Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoMar 29, 2019
This weird world is the perfect place for a movie like Screwball, Billy Corben’s stranger-than-fiction telling of the Biogenesis scandal and a movie filled with enough memorable moments that it should please both fans of baseball and those who gave up on the sport years ago. Read full review
70
Film ThreatChris SalceApr 4, 2019
Screwball is an entertaining way to bring a very serious scandal to light. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenMar 29, 2019
Inevitably, the oddball Elmore Leonard-meets-the Little Rascals conceit loses some of its wacky effectiveness, but while Corben might not hit this one out of the park, Screwball energetically rounds the bases. Read full review
70
TheWrapRobert AbeleMar 26, 2019
Corben’s account is a prideful slab of snark, about Florida, its usual suspects, and the glittering allure of fraud, which one interviewee states is “the unofficial state business.” Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 3, 2019
He’s a terrific documentary storyteller, as his drug trade documentaries made clear. He just got too cute for his own good and got in his own way a bit, here. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperMar 29, 2019
The talented director Billy Corben swings for the fences and takes a decidedly creative approach, but unfortunately, he devotes far too many at-bats to one particular stylistic choice. Either you’ll find it original and funny and suitably outlandish, or, like me, you’ll grow weary of the technique. Read full review
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