Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship

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Bert and Arnie's Guide to Friendship

2012

1h 27m

Comedy

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A sexually repressed author (Matt Oberg) begins an unlikely friendship with his adulterous wife's unabashed lover (Stephen Schneider).

Farran Smith Nehme

New York Post

All this transpires in scenes that play more like skits, though some are pretty funny.

Rated: 2/4

Jun 21, 2013

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Neil Genzlinger

New York Times

If you're watching this film and waiting for something funny or insightful to come along to assuage your annoyance, you'll wait a long time.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 20, 2013

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Andrew Schenker

Village Voice

Enjoyment of Jeff Kaplan's film will vary given your capacity to simultaneously laugh and wink at the hijinks of two of the least palatable characters to share screen time in recent years.

Jun 18, 2013

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Mark Bell

Film Threat

Stephen Schneider's Arnie is that guy who says and does the wrong thing at almost every turn, and yet somehow is ridiculously successful at what he does...

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 7, 2013

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Christopher Schobert

The Playlist

The fact that Bert and Arnie has a few laughs, some nice performances and does not beat the viewer over the head with a slapstick-lead-pipe means it is a film worthy of respect.

Rated: B

Jun 27, 2013

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

Even with a well-constructed story, a comedy is so hard for a newcomer to pull off that it can still fail by not getting laughs. And this indie comedy doesn't even have a well-constructed story.

Jun 21, 2013

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One of the best movies this summer! Check out the full review at: http://wlswarts.blogspot.com/2013/06/never-quite-living-up-to-title-bert-and.html

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Jeff Kaplan

Director

Matt Oberg

Bert

Stephen Schneider

Arnie

Anna Chlumsky

Sabrina

Adrian Martinez

Ernesto

Cristin Milioti

Faye

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Synopsis

A sexually repressed author (Matt Oberg) begins an unlikely friendship with his adulterous wife's unabashed lover (Stephen Schneider).

Director: Jeff Kaplan
Producer: Waj Arshad, Jane Basina, Sal Irizarry
Screenwriter: Jeff Kaplan, Ian Springer
Production Co: Justified Ends Entertainment
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 27m