Funny Face

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Funny Face

Released Mar 30, 2021

1h 35m

Crime

Drama

Romance

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Origin Story. A young Muslim woman runs away from her aunt and uncle's house desperate for a new life, but quickly finds that she must survive on the street. A disturbed young man from Coney Island dons the menacing "Funny Face" mask, transforming himself into a makeshift superhero with a rage disorder as he seeks revenge on the Real Estate Developer of a soulless high rise that has displaced his grandparents. Misfit avengers in a changing city, the two embark on a neighborhood odyssey that brings danger, love, and tragedy. And pickles.

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Simon Abrams

RogerEbert.com

The director's gifted collaborators sometimes perk up this listless parable, but never enough to sell its second-hand fatalism.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 2, 2021

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Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

AV Club

In Funny Face, [Sutton] puts everything in movie-movie-ish scare quotes-a self-defeating approach for a paean to urban authenticity.

Rated: C+

Apr 2, 2021

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Chris Barsanti

Slant Magazine

Tim Sutton is a deft cartographer of how environments can shape its inhabitants.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 28, 2021

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

The storytelling moves at a listless pace and never finds one invested in any of the stakes or motivations.

Rated: 4/10

Jun 5, 2022

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M.G. Mailloux

In Review Online

Funny Face can be appealing in the moments where it luxuriates in mood and the South Brooklyn landscape, but ... too often punctured by stabs at explicit (shallow) commentary.

Jun 6, 2021

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Yago Paris

El antepenúltimo mohicano

Ultimately the tonal mismatches destroy Tim Sutton's best ideas. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 2/5

Apr 15, 2021

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Jerod S

Jarvis is gifted - but Funny Face doesn't give him much to do. Combining his mask-wearing vigilantism and her suppressed parent-less life somehow works here and there...but it goes nowhere.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/19/25

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Audience Member

Dumpster fire bad! Even worse. Nomadland bad! Worse movie I've ever watched. Wife asked me to turn off after first 5 minutes. Constant filming of nothing. Walking. Staring. Laying down. Sitting. No dialogue. Just constant B roll worthy effort. What a waste of life. Skip this one the reviews are a complete lie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Audience Member

it looks a little funny

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/21/23

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Audience Member

To call this a film, let alone a good one, is an insult to cinema and an even bigger insult to art house/independent films. This is my first review on RT and I made this account specifically for this film. BEWARE. The title and the brief synopsis spell tension. Thriller. Excitement. Slow burn even. Well surprise, there is none of any of it. This is supposed to be a revenge flick but no one is ever killed, hurt, or even inflicted with an harm whatsoever. A 90min borefest. The awful one note score/music will drive you mad. The pointless overextended camera scenes of nothingness will also drive you mad. The only bright spot is the amazing performance by the lead actor. Bravo, but even that couldn’t save this film. I gravitate towards indie films but this...NO THANKS!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/01/21

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dan c

A interesting story, and great performances, wasted with bad direction, and incoherent plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

meh film is all i have to say

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/01/23

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Origin Story. A young Muslim woman runs away from her aunt and uncle's house desperate for a new life, but quickly finds that she must survive on the street. A disturbed young man from Coney Island dons the menacing "Funny Face" mask, transforming himself into a makeshift superhero with a rage disorder as he seeks revenge on the Real Estate Developer of a soulless high rise that has displaced his grandparents. Misfit avengers in a changing city, the two embark on a neighborhood odyssey that brings danger, love, and tragedy. And pickles.

Director: Tim Sutton
Producer: Madeleine Askwith, Alexandra Byer, Andrew Morrison
Screenwriter: Tim Sutton
Distributor: Gravitas Ventures
Production Co: Rathaus Films, Yellow Bear Films
Genre: Crime, Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 30, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 30, 2021
Runtime: 1h 35m

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