The Leisure Class
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 2, 2015
User Score
2.7

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 26
  3. Negative: 19 out of 26
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  1. dnywholvsbwling
    Nov 5, 2015
    8
    This movie was not good. Damon and Affleck probably deserve the bad reviews more then a team that was seemingly set up to fail. Giving a Farrelly brothers script dealing with a prostitute and pimp to a strong black feminist woman producer.... Then swapping that script out for a white elitist farce lacking a single diverse character....

    That said, Weeks and Bell might have felt less    This movie was not good. Damon and Affleck probably deserve the bad reviews more then a team that was seemingly set up to fail. Giving a Farrelly brothers script dealing with a prostitute and pimp to a strong black feminist woman producer.... Then swapping that script out for a white elitist farce lacking a single diverse character....

    That said, Weeks and Bell might have felt less burdened if they were given stronger females to play off of. Instead, the females were one dimensional and poorly written. I gave it a higher score b/c I watched the series and it makes it more interesting. The thrown together script was a terrible idea though, it likely needed at least a year of development instead of a couple weeks.    … Expand
  2. GotHeeeem
    Nov 3, 2015
    10
    AWESOME MOVIE....Overall the movie is SOLID 8.8 but because these naysayers are giving it low rating i had to put a 10 to balance it out a bit.

    I watched all of "Project Greenlight" was very excited for this movie and it went way way way above and beyond expectations, the movie was so funny and enjoyable, the movie FELT SO REAL. a real family goes through the quirky brotherly situations    AWESOME MOVIE....Overall the movie is SOLID 8.8 but because these naysayers are giving it low rating i had to put a 10 to balance it out a bit.

    I watched all of "Project Greenlight" was very excited for this movie and it went way way way above and beyond expectations, the movie was so funny and enjoyable, the movie FELT SO REAL. a real family goes through the quirky brotherly situations and crazy family events that go on in this movie, but again the humor is so unique that I was soooo entertained, more movies need to do this such a good change of pace. Overall acting is amazing besides from a slight hiccup i think in the first 30 seconds of the film, but after that amazing.. All in all I really cant say enough about how i truly enjoyed the movie for the unique humor and flow of the storytelling. Also, I am REALLY HAPPY they put in the Fiona on the steps scene to clarify and then at the end it leaves you with the hmmmm feeling. In conclusion, the movie is just very funny, witty, and again, very very enjoyable. MUST WATCH MOVIE//Overall score is 8.8    … Expand

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Metascore
25

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 5 out of 7
  1. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Ned Ehrbar
    Nov 3, 2015
    30
    It is difficult to separate The Leisure Class from "Project Greenlight," and that’s probably to the film’s benefit, since it can’t stand up on its own. It’s a farce that’s not particularly farcical, a dark comedy with little humor, a screwball caper that wants to suggest great films of yesteryear without giving its own plotting and details the attention they need to work in that style. Everything feels undercooked.
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  2. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Nov 3, 2015
    50
    I, meanwhile, found myself moved by the final shot...but otherwise underwhelmed.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Nov 2, 2015
    10
    The Leisure Class is every bit as pinched and humorless its director.... It’s a piece of predictable hackwork.
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