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sirxaldreDec 21, 2017

FILME LIXO DO KCT, PARECE QUE CAGARAM E FIZERAM ESTA MERDA FEDIDA E LIXOSA. N DEVIAM TER FEITO UMA BOSTA DESSA, PQ MDS É SIMPLESMENTE UM LIXO. QUEM DA NOTA BOA PRA ISSO TEM PROBLEMA MENTAL E FALTA DE BOM GOSTO NA VIDA. PIOR FILME DA HISTORIA,FILME LIXO DO KCT, PARECE QUE CAGARAM E FIZERAM ESTA MERDA FEDIDA E LIXOSA. N DEVIAM TER FEITO UMA BOSTA DESSA, PQ MDS É SIMPLESMENTE UM LIXO. QUEM DA NOTA BOA PRA ISSO TEM PROBLEMA MENTAL E FALTA DE BOM GOSTO NA VIDA. PIOR FILME DA HISTORIA, UM LIXO… Expand

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yeqksDec 24, 2021

I have never been angry while watching a comedy movie ever, that being said this movie made me angry

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MediaboyMusingsSep 19, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Kevin Smith, whose repeated threats in recent years of permanently exiting the world of filmmaking have taken on the dubious credibility of retirement announcements from, say, most classic rock bands, has apparently found his creative mojo once again with the batsh*t crazy Tusk. Smith's previous film, 2011's Red State, was justifiably poorly received by critics and audiences, souring him even further on the filmmaking process. Then in 2013, a bizarre discussion on an episode of Smith's SModcast podcast hastily inspired him to write and direct Tusk, a high-concept movie (in more ways than one, I'm sure) that can be summarized with one sentence: Los Angeles podcaster visits Manitoba and gets kidnapped by a lunatic who turns him into a walrus. Still with me? Smith, during the film's second TIFF screening I attended after its world premiere the night before, joked that he had reached the point in his career where "I don't give a fu*k anymore", but just because Smith has reached a bitter crossroads in his career that's resulted in quite literally one of the worst movie experiences I've ever sat through doesn't mean you should also be subjected to the man's lack of impulse control.

Two main things drew me to Tusk: 1) I was a modest fan of most of Smith's work (which you probably can't tell from the contempt being leveled at him in this review, but that just speaks to the permanently scarring effects of this abomination) and 2) the film is mostly set in Manitoba and promised plenty of Canadian references and jokes. The humour, like almost everything else in Tusk, never works, however. I can count on one hand the number of times I laughed during the film and I was surprised, frankly, that Smith, a man with both a sharp wit and an extensive knowledge of this country (as he'll gladly point out any chance he gets about the latter), stooped to such lazy and predictable jokes about not loving hockey and the word "aboot". Johnny Depp shows up briefly to chew scenery as Guy Lapointe, a quirky Quebec detective constructed entirely of French-Canadian stereotypes that become tiresome very quickly. For further evidence of the film's humour deficiency, the name of the comedy podcast hosted by protagonist Wallace Bryton (played by Justin Long, who goes heavy on the douchebaggery) and his sidekick, Teddy (played by The Sixth Sense's Haley Joel Osment), is "The Not-See Party", whose theme finds the hosts making fun of people they've read about or seen on the internet. That kind of half-assed and witless screenwriting also extends to key plot points, like the one that conveniently allows Wallace to contact his friends after being kidnapped by the deranged Howard Howe (played by Michael Parks, who's decent performance is the only thing remotely redeemable about the movie). I could go on about how the supposed big payoff of seeing Wallace transformed into a walrus disappoints mightily with shoddy special effects (the sight of him is slightly disturbing, but not Human Centipede-level disturbing), or how the tease of some much-needed action at the movie's end is practically over before it begins, or how the dreadful final scene provided a fitting end to this turd of a film…but I'm sure you've gotten my point. As I write this, I've gotten six days of distance from watching Tusk and having to revisit it for this review has genuinely made me feel, well, annoyed.

That annoyance was felt during the screening, too, as a packed audience heavy on Smith fanboys and fangirls at the sizable Bloor Hot Docs Cinema in Toronto inexplicably laughed and cheered throughout the movie. Normally I stick around for festival Q & A sessions, but as the credits rolled and Tusk was met with rapturous applause, I couldn't head for the exits quickly enough to get as far away as possible from Kevin Smith and anyone who thought his latest film was worthy of such adoration. And fair warning: Smith has two more films in the pipeline that'll complete what he's calling his "True North Trilogy". Yoga Hosers is currently shooting and centres around the pair of surly teenage girl convenience store clerks (played by Smith's and Depp's daughters) that get about five minutes of forgettable screen time in Tusk, to be followed by a Jaws-inspired movie about a killer moose. God help us all.

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Max_KadillacOct 26, 2014

I don't mind high-concept films, i don't mind gore, the bizarre films, i don't mind comedy, but unfortunately this film fails (spectacularly) on all of those fronts. Easily the worst film I've been unlucky enough to buy a ticket to for many,I don't mind high-concept films, i don't mind gore, the bizarre films, i don't mind comedy, but unfortunately this film fails (spectacularly) on all of those fronts. Easily the worst film I've been unlucky enough to buy a ticket to for many, many years. A nasty, humorless, adolescent, heavy-handed, badly acted crap-fest that leads one to wonder exactly how the supply-side of the crack trade keeps up with Kevin Smiths evidently Herculean intake. If you are a Smith fan-boy and you are STILL supporting Kevin and his films, it's not too late to shake off your uncritical and blind devotion (he will never write another Clerks) and find something worthwhile to align yourself with.… Expand

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Whiskey187Sep 19, 2014

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow! How the mighty have fallen. The movie's trailer looked ok, but once the movie started I was just waiting and waiting for something good to happen. The movie tries to be funny and scary, but is neither. Die hard Kevin Smith fans will enjoy it, but it isn't a good movie at all. The pre-climax scene is disturbing, but that doesn't make it scary at all. It seems more like one of those movies that seemed great on paper, but doesn't look good on the screen at all. The movie is about a podcaster named Wallace Bryton ( (Justin Long) who is a total jerk and has no regard for the audience he talks about in his podcast, but goes to Canada to interview the Kill Bill Kid who had a terrible accident. When the inital meeting doesn't turn out as expected, the podcaster finds a letter written by a mysterious adventurer who lives in the middle of nowhere in Canada. From there, the podcaster arrives to the mansion where the mysterious old man adventurer Howard Howe (Michael Parks) talks about his stories and how he befriends a walrus. The old man is obsessed with everything about walruses. The podcaster drinks tea with the old man and soon realizes that his tea has been posioned. Then, flashbacks go to the happy days of Wallace and his beautiful girlfriend Ally Leon (Genesis Rodriguez) before all the torture begins. Rodriguez is the only good part of the movie. She plays a really great part.

From there, the movie borrows everything from Misery to The Human Centipede. Nothing original happens which includes Wallace getting a surgery to get placed in a walrus suit. Wallace's girlfriend, friend Teddy Craft (Haley Joel Osment), and a funny Guy Lapointe homicide detective (Johnny Depp) start to investigate what happened to Wallace after he leaves a voicemail for his girlfriend. The movie switches back and forth between seeing Wallace in a very disturbing walrus suit and being tortured by Howard Howe then to the friend, girlfriend, and detective searching Canada for his last trails.

The movie isn't enjoyable at all. It has funny parts, but it isn't worth watching. Kevin Smith is now living off of his name. If he wasn't famous, this movie would not be created at all. It is very disappointing. Unfortunately, there are supposed to be two more of these made as sequels. Hopefully, Smith chnages his mind. AVOID AT ALL COSTS! If this movie had been made in the 80s, it would be stratight to VHS and forgotten. Luckily, after this review I will forget about this movie. It didn't stick in my mind at all after I left. I didn't even stay after the movie to watch the live cast of Q&A between Justin Long and Kevin Smith live from Austin.

Kevin Smith, like many directors before him, have reached a point in their career in which they have lost their creative touch and cannot make good movies anymore. I saw the movie last night and I heard one person clapping and the rest in shock about how bad the movie was.… Expand

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NyxFearsSep 19, 2014

I followed Kevin Smith's work on Tusk very closely as I listen to his pod-cast. I love his stuff, sure the guy has bad movies but most directors that have been in the business as long as he has have made at least one less-than-stellar film.I followed Kevin Smith's work on Tusk very closely as I listen to his pod-cast. I love his stuff, sure the guy has bad movies but most directors that have been in the business as long as he has have made at least one less-than-stellar film. So naturally I was excited to see what Kevin Smith did with this material. When him and Scott came up with the concept, I remember thinking it had potential to be a great horror-comedy if handled right.

Unfortunately, this film was not handled right. There were numerous times where the film could have used another pair of eyes. And good on Kev for making something really independent, but that turns out to be a really bad thing for this in that Kevin must have missed some of the more major flaws in the film.

Some of the acting is unbearable. There's one scene when Guy LaPointe and Michael Parks character have an interchange in a flashback and it was one the most annoying things I've seen this year and it felt like it went on forever. It felt like another segment of Movie 43. Like it belonged in that movie. It took a great actor and a great performer and made them absolutely repugnant. I had to leave the theater halfway through the scene and return when I heard it was over. And I know you probably think that I'm just the one guy who didn't think it was funny, but we had more walk outs in that scene that anything else I sat through this year.

The pacing of the film was strange. It went from being incredibly interesting in the first 30 mins to a complete dead stop at Genesis Rodriguez's monologue. Good on the director for telling us what the back story is instead of showing us. The monologue goes on for a good 3-5 minutes and it's unbearably slow. She's a great actor, we get it. But we didn't need that long of a break from the main story.

This movie suffers from something that a lot of horror movies suffer from now and I don't think people realize it's happening. Justin Long's character was not a great guy. He was kind of a jerk. So when he inevitably gets put in a walrus suit, guess who cared... No one. We were all kinda like...well good.

On top of all that, the walrus suit is one of the most laughably bad designs I've seen in awhile. Props to Kevin for taking the practical route with it but it looked like a cheap Don Post Halloween mask only all over Justin Long's body. There's a moment near the end where Michael Parks hits Justin Longs walrus face and one of the tusks moves across his face as if it was attached to the suit and not his face. This was the only time I laughed in the film. Not to mention my laugh was the only laugh in the whole theater for the whole movie.

I felt compelled to ask other audience members what they thought and as expected, there were tons of Kevin Smith fans in the audience. They all used the word disappointed. We were all sad. It's not just that the movie does things poorly intentionally but that it seems to not notice how horribly it was put together. It needed another edit, some shots needed re-shot, and it needed another draft badly. I'm very disappointed and I feel bad for hating this film. I wanted so bad to love it. I feel bad for Kevin. Good for him making the movie he wanted to make, but unfortunately that movie was a 3/10.… Expand

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marco34laSep 20, 2014

This movie was a piece of trash!!! I love horror films, but this was beyond bad. The premise is ridiculous - something that you'd expect from a bad TV movie made on USA Network or something. There's nothing scary about it - it's a gore flickThis movie was a piece of trash!!! I love horror films, but this was beyond bad. The premise is ridiculous - something that you'd expect from a bad TV movie made on USA Network or something. There's nothing scary about it - it's a gore flick minus the ... uh gore... and it was an infuriating BORE. Save your money folks. I kept wondering while watching -- WHO approved this film and funded it??!!!… Expand

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Olivander_WildeJan 7, 2015

This film is a highlight of Kevin Smith's inability to direct a coherent movie from a singular, stupid idea. Smith's dark brand of humor is a tempting bait that fails to develop into a full fledged meal.
The movie begins on an aggravatingThis film is a highlight of Kevin Smith's inability to direct a coherent movie from a singular, stupid idea. Smith's dark brand of humor is a tempting bait that fails to develop into a full fledged meal.
The movie begins on an aggravating note as Justin Long is established as the unlikable **** setting the foundation of the audience's apathy as his journey into Canada falls into disarray. His character remains undeveloped and unlikable throughout his short duration on the screen before being mitigated to a wordless roll. It is a pity, double fold, as he delivered a wonderful performance interplaying between an insufferable douchebag at the beginning of the film and a desperate and broken soul by the middle. The inverse and same can be said of Michael Parks who begins his screen time with an impeccable noir air and brilliant performance, only to fall into the black pit of poor writing and mitigated screen time.
The only "character development" occurs in prolonged depositions monologged to the audience without any action or exposition occurring between them. Each one of the these scenes will begin on an interesting note only to continue ad nauseam until the audience and actors have lost interest, and then they continue just a bit longer. The few scenes in which anything does occur are far and few between, and so often poorly executed as to wish for the terrible character deposition “conversations” anyway.
And none of this is to address the terrible ending, the flat jokes, or the idiocy of the movie itself. I will end on this: I love movies with a twist, or ones that are willing to get weird, and this film does get weird, but when you are going to go all out - when you are going to put that dial on 11 - make sure it is not just white noise.… Expand

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brafcauknidJan 13, 2015

I like Kevin Smith, I like most of his movies, and horror is my favorite genre. That's the only reason I gave this a 2 instead of a 0. It is easily one of the worst movies I have seen in the last couple years. The kevin smith fan boys thatI like Kevin Smith, I like most of his movies, and horror is my favorite genre. That's the only reason I gave this a 2 instead of a 0. It is easily one of the worst movies I have seen in the last couple years. The kevin smith fan boys that will never say anyting bad about him will try and tell you all kinds of BS about how this is a tongue in cheek jab at horror/torture porn and how subtle and witty it is. It is none of that, it is simply a poorly executed movie in every way.
Kevin Smith has clearly lost his touch, he is becoming like an old punch drunk boxer still looking for a payday years past his prime. Avoid this movie!!!!!!!… Expand

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SushiStonerDec 20, 2014

Tusk was a disturbing mess, started clean with an intriguing first act, I set my hopes high. Boy was I in for disappointment, the film eventually faded into a dark comedy with vile humor and desperate search for story, Tusk had me thinking toTusk was a disturbing mess, started clean with an intriguing first act, I set my hopes high. Boy was I in for disappointment, the film eventually faded into a dark comedy with vile humor and desperate search for story, Tusk had me thinking to myself what in the world have I just seen. If the film-makers were serious about creating an uncomfortable plot so full of disgust they should have left it to Tom Six. Sorry Kevin Smith.… Expand

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benuttyOct 21, 2014

Jaw-droppingly bad, which is kind of surprising because there are many ways that it could have been at least decent. An engrossing performance by Michael Parks is wasted.

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WJSJan 22, 2015

This movie is just weird. It's overwritten, overacted and full of offensive Canadian stereotypes. It does have its funny moments, but one can't help but think that Kevin Smith totally missed the mark with this one. Even Johnny Depp, who givesThis movie is just weird. It's overwritten, overacted and full of offensive Canadian stereotypes. It does have its funny moments, but one can't help but think that Kevin Smith totally missed the mark with this one. Even Johnny Depp, who gives a bizarre interpretation of a French Canadian detective doesn't use his name in the credits. It's just a disappointing film all the way around. It does have good make-up effects though.… Expand

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PanchogulFeb 9, 2021

Esta película es un verdadero asco, no porque la historia sea mala o esté mal actuada, sino por lo grotesca y bizarra que resulta a la vista, primera y última vez que la veo.

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TuneisonAug 13, 2018

This movie is absolute unwatchable **** It is the most self indulgent piece of **** I've ever seen. In my opinion Kevin Smith was never really some master visionary and director but, Tusk really re-enforces my stance. The first 30 minutes ofThis movie is absolute unwatchable **** It is the most self indulgent piece of **** I've ever seen. In my opinion Kevin Smith was never really some master visionary and director but, Tusk really re-enforces my stance. The first 30 minutes of this movie were completely fine. Nothing really exceptionally good, they were kind of annoying but, relatively inoffensive on a film making sense. After the first flashback the movie devolves into trash. It has maybe 35~40 minutes of actual story and about 1 hour of nonsense. All of the acting is terrible, the writing sucks, it all sucks. Had it not been for the first 30 minutes of mediocrity, I would've given this movie a 1/10. If it hadn't been for the 60 minutes of bull****, I would've given this movie a 5/10, so I figure I should meet somewhere in the middle.… Expand