The Pickle Recipe

Name: The Pickle Recipe
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 4, 2016
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 39

2016

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Adopt Films | Release Date: November 4, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: Joey Miller (Jon Dore) is the undisputed king of Detroit party MC’s. He’s also a single father and deeply in debt. To make matters worse, during his latest, one-of-a-kind wedding performances, all his prized sound and lighting equipment is destroyed in a freak accident. To add insult to injury, his daughter Julie’s Bat-Mitzvah is only fourJoey Miller (Jon Dore) is the undisputed king of Detroit party MC’s. He’s also a single father and deeply in debt. To make matters worse, during his latest, one-of-a-kind wedding performances, all his prized sound and lighting equipment is destroyed in a freak accident. To add insult to injury, his daughter Julie’s Bat-Mitzvah is only four weeks away and she’s counting on him to MC her party. After exhausting all his options, he turns to his shady Uncle Morty (David Paymer), who agrees to give him the money he needs to get back into business, but only under one condition. Joey must steal his grandmother Rose’s most prized possession: her famous top secret dill pickle recipe. It’s a recipe which she has vowed to take to her grave.… Expand

Director: Michael Manasseri

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Stephen Farber

Nov 27, 2016

Ethnic comedies have their limitations, and a sharper script would have helped this one to stand out from the pack. Nevertheless, audiences in a forgiving mood will enjoy the byplay among an appealing bunch of desperate characters. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Oct 27, 2016

Michael Manasseri’s film wants to be one of those sweet-with-sharp-notes comedies, and in some respects it is. But it is overwhelmed with clichés, stereotypes and overly broad portrayals. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

Nov 3, 2016

Hilarity is supposed to ensue, but the script, by Sheldon Cohn and Gary Wolfson, is tepid stuff, and Michael Manasseri, the director, doesn’t find a way to enliven it. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Nov 3, 2016

Despite a solid central performance by film veteran Lynn Cohen and a Detroit setting that will please expats and current residents of the Motor City, there is little here to lift this film beyond its regional appeal. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Nov 3, 2016

Rose’s pickles might have a pleasant snap, but there’s none to be found in the tired, limp shtick in Sheldon Cohn and Gary Wolfson’s screenplay, which has been choreographed at a lumbering, drawn-out pace by director Michael Manasseri. Read full review

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ElCabong

Nov 27, 2016

Hey if your looking for a film with lot of laughs,a good message without f bombs, killing and sex. Go see this movie. The critics got this one wrong. Check out the likes on Rotten Tomatoes.

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BonPapa

Nov 14, 2016

Not much to say about this movie except that it was one of the worst movies we tried watching. It moved at a snail's pace. What we saw was predictable and not humorous. In fact, it was so bad that we left after 30 minutes.

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