Ass Backwards 2013

Missy Schwartz, Entertainment Weekly: If you loved Romy and Michele's High School Reunion... well, rewatch it instead of this tedious comedy. Read more

Kyle Ryan, AV Club: Ass Backwards overcomes the obvious beats with clever, occasionally dark jokes that reveal the sharpness of its stars' writing. Read more

Jordan Hoffman, Film.com: I can't help but recommend you check this out on VOD and mostly pay attention to it. Read more

Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: Where movie comedy teams once required a "straight" member - or so-called normal characters - off which to bounce stupidity or silliness, Raphael and Wilson believe total immersion in thickheadedness and failure is riot enough. Read more

Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: Raphael and Wilson are impressively committed to these misadventures, but it's a shame the movie is so cruel to the characters. Read more

Neil Genzlinger, New York Times: The road adventures they have along the way aren't funny, and once they reach the pageant, the comic payoff you're hoping for never materializes. Read more

Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com: As with any kind of episodic or sketch comedy, some gags land more effectively than others, although you'll likely find a line or a beat or an image that makes you laugh from start to finish. Read more

Time Out: Wilson and Raphael have been a comedy team for years, and they riff off each other expertly; too often, however, that's all they do. Read more

Dennis Harvey, Variety: A comedy built on the amusement value of stupid people that is itself too stupid to be funny. Read more

Chris Packham, Village Voice: The episodic story and minimal budget result in a small canvas over which these two huge characters dominate. Read more