Fool's Paradise

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Fool's Paradise

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Released May 12, 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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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

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.

Rated: .5/4

May 12, 2023

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

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

May 12, 2023

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

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

May 11, 2023

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Farah Cheded

A Good Movie To Watch

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.

Nov 11, 2023

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Carmen Paddock

Screen Queens

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.

Sep 1, 2023

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Helen Hawkins

The Arts Desk

The ultimate paradox, sadly, is that what demonstrates the idiocy of Hollywood most clearly of all is the fact that this film was made at all.

Rated: 1/5

Aug 29, 2023

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Sandra

Funny. Good actors.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/25/23

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Maja

It was a cute rom/com 😂👍

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/24/23

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Laura

Good humor and a good message

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/23/23

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Richard J

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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/22/23

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Denise

Hated it. Walked out after hour

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/25/23

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susan v

Just awful. No other words for it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/21/23

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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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