Fool's Paradise

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Fool's Paradise

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2023

1h 37m

Comedy

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A satirical comedy about a down-on-his-luck publicist (Ken Jeong) who discovers a recently released mental health patient (Charlie Day) who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.

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Critics Consensus

Fool's Paradise suggests Charlie Day may have a bright future as a director, but he'll need to find smarter and more consistently funny scripts.

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Audience Says

Fool's Paradise has a great cast, but none of these stars are enough to cover for the movie's severe shortage of laughs.

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Monica Castillo

RogerEbert.com

05/12/2023

.5/4

Day seems to have nothing new or insightful to add beyond pointing out some heightened caricatures of who you meet in Hollywood. On his way to making his satire, Day forgot to add jokes.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

05/12/2023

A few funny cameos aside, it’s a lampoon without a rough edge in sight.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

05/11/2023

You’d need to be Blake Edwards to pull this off. One wishes Day had looked further afield than Hollywood for inspiration.

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Jun 2

B-

Too funny to dismiss while also being too spotty to endorse beyond the mildest of mild enthusiasm.

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

11/11/2023

Fool’s Paradise doesn’t have anything especially sharp to say about the biz — and, in the absence of clever or indeed funny writing, the film’s weak center is exposed.

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Carmen Paddock

Screen Queens

09/01/2023

Fool’s Paradise is not worth the watch for even die-hard Always Sunny fans. Best to live in one’s own fool’s paradise and forget this film exists.

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Sandra

05/25/2023

Funny. Good actors.

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Maja

05/24/2023

It was a cute rom/com 😂👍

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Laura

05/23/2023

Good humor and a good message

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Richard J

05/22/2023

Cast was great but the premise couldnt keep up with the cast. Story had promise but was not very good. I went because Ray Liotta was in it.

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Denise

05/21/2023

Hated it. Walked out after hour

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susan v

05/21/2023

Just awful. No other words for it.

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Synopsis

A satirical comedy about a down-on-his-luck publicist (Ken Jeong) who discovers a recently released mental health patient (Charlie Day) who looks just like a misbehaving movie star. The publicist subs him into a film, creating a new star. But fame and fortune are not all they are cracked up to be.

Director: Charlie Day
Producer: John Rickard, Christopher Lemole, Tim Zajaros, Alex Saks
Screenwriter: Charlie Day
Distributor: Lionsgate / Roadside Attractions
Production Co: Wrigley Pictures, Saks Picture Company, Armory Films
Rating: R (Some Drug Use|Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 12, 2023, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $855.1K
Runtime: 1h 37m
Aspect Ratio: Digital 2.39:1

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