On the cusp of inheriting his father's estate, Swanson (Tim Heidecker, "Tim & Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!") is a man with unlimited options. An aging hipster in Brooklyn, he spends his days in aimless recreation with like-minded friends ("Tim & Eric" co-star Eric Wareheim, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy and comedian Gregg Turkington a.k.a."Neil Hamburger") in games of comic irreverence and mock sincerity. As Swanson grows restless of the safety a sheltered life offers him, he tests the limits of acceptable behavior, pushing the envelope in every way he can. Heidecker's deadpan delivery cleverly masks a deep desire for connection and sense in the modern world. The Comedy wears its name on its sleeve, but director Rick Alverson's powerful and provocative character study touches a darkness behind the humor that resonates with viewers long after the story ends.Movie Title : The Comedy
Release Date : Nov 9, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Drama
Actors :Tim Heidecker,Eric Wareheim,Kate Lyn Sheil,Alexia Rasmussen,Gregg Turkington,Liza Kate Walter,James Murphy,Jeffrey Jensen,Grace Rex,Adam Scarimbolo,Neil HamburgerMpaa Rating : Unrated
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Critics Ranting For The Comedy : 5.8Critics Percentage For The Comedy : 45 %
User Ranting Movie The Comedy : 3.3
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The longest and dreariest 94 minutes I've spent on a movie this year.Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
None of this is necessarily funny. That's the extent of the irony here.
Wesley Morris-Boston Globe
The joke, I guess, is that there's nothing funny about "The Comedy."
Barbara VanDenburgh-Arizona Republic
A mean-spirited piece of mumblecore that tries to provoke you, but only succeeds in boring you.
David Lewis-San Francisco Chronicle
A character study that tries to make the revolting compelling.
Kyle Smith-New York Post
If you can discern any critical distance or interesting perspective here, or even a good reason to spend 90 minutes in such company, I'm afraid the joke is on you.
A.O. Scott-New York Times
While this could have been the perfect portrait of a certain kind of idiot, the baroque cruelties and tonal monotony go too far.
Nicolas Rapold-Film Comment Magazine
An essential portrait of a generation of people laughing so hard that they've forgotten the joke is on them.
David Ehrlich-Boxoffice Magazine
This is a lacerating portrait of the sort of narcissistic self-loathing that has kept educated, economically comfortable young people from achieving their true potential, from Benjamin Braddock to Hannah Horvath.
Marc Mohan-Oregonian
Champions what it appears to mock and indicts what it appears to glorify.
Michael Nordine-Willamette Week
[A] relentlessly aimless, abrasive stab at black humor.
Gerald Peary-Boston Phoenix
All this is credible enough until Swanson exits the airtight bubble of his peers to bully New York City at large.
Leah Churner-Austin Chronicle
Pushing the boundaries of taste isn't necessarily a bad thing, but the film is so busy daring its audience to hurl insults that it forgets to simply be funny.
Todd Jorgenson-Cinemalogue.com
A billion times better than Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie.
Matt Pais-RedEye
It's a long, painful sit that claws at interpretational ambition, but only nails the rare moment of enlightenment, wasting 90 minutes of screentime to acquire about 15 minutes worth of substance.
Brian Orndorf-Blu-ray.com
The Comedy may not aspire to be the portrait of a generation, but it certainly offers a scary dissection of a faux-careless Brooklynite sensibility that threatens to be the undoing of everyone involved.
Ted Scheinman-Paste Magazine
An unconventional, unapologetic comedy that's unbelievably entertaining.
Chase Whale-We Got This Covered
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