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Hit by Lightning

Play trailer Poster for Hit by Lightning Released Oct 31, 2014 1h 29m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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A nerdy restaurant manager (Jon Cryer) unexpectedly lands a date with a hottie (Stephanie Szostak) then becomes involved in a plot to kill her dangerous husband.
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Martin Tsai Los Angeles Times An offbeat rom-com that ventures down the film-noir path, "Hit by Lightning" manages to make dark comedy fresh by combining two formulas. Oct 30, 2014 Full Review Ben Kenigsberg New York Times "Hit by Lightning" often resembles a laugh-deprived "Seinfeld" episode. Oct 30, 2014 Full Review Sara Stewart New York Post From its uninspired, sitcom-y look to its phoned-in dialogue ("I love you plus infinity"; "I love you plus double infinity") to its creaky plot, "Hit by Lightning" is anything but electrifying. Rated: 1/4 Oct 30, 2014 Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Never gets past mildly amusing, finding Blitt unwilling to spin the effort dizzy with madcap encounters and pitch-black comedy. Rated: C Nov 7, 2014 Full Review Mike D'Angelo The Dissolve Hit By Lightning might have worked as black comedy, but Blitt clearly lacks any instinct for genuine darkness. Rated: 1.5/5 Nov 3, 2014 Full Review Frank Lovece Film Journal International [A] turgid, static, ineptly made first directorial feature from Blitt. Oct 30, 2014 Full Review Read all reviews

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Martin B Will Sasso's energy is literally the only thing good about this movie that should never have been made. Unfortunately Jon Cryer has only one character now. The unloved sad sack straight from his Two and a Half Men days. In a sitcom supporting a lead like Charlie with charisma it worked. Build a whole movie around the guy with a script that makes no sense on any level is why it got the ratings it did. Starting with a 10 falling is love with a perpetual bummer that's a 5 and having the love be real. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 09/05/23 Full Review Cork B I'm not sure what you expected when Jon Cryer is the romantic lead. Yeah of COURSE it is going to be dumb, and the plot was just cheesy. That all said, it is at least as good as any rom-com that takes itself seriously, and there is enough self-deprecating humor and jokes to entertain a bit anyway. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Just a bit of a mess. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member funny movie calm scenes but it made no sense Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Audience Member comedy meets love meets murder. laughs were few n far between. story was Allright but overall just nothing special Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member I kept watching for no other reason but to see how this train wreck ends. Sasso has never been so unfunny in his life. Which is hard to do. How this abomination ever got made is beyond me. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A nerdy restaurant manager (Jon Cryer) unexpectedly lands a date with a hottie (Stephanie Szostak) then becomes involved in a plot to kill her dangerous husband.
Director
Ricky Blitt
Producer
Chantal Chamandy
Screenwriter
Ricky Blitt
Distributor
Gravitas Ventures
Production Co
Zed Filmworks, Chantal Chamandy Entertainment (CCE)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 30, 2016
Runtime
1h 29m
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