Hit by Lightning

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Hit by Lightning

Released Oct 31, 2014

1h 29m

Comedy

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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

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

"Hit by Lightning" often resembles a laugh-deprived "Seinfeld" episode.

Oct 30, 2014

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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

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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

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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

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Frank Lovece

Film Journal International

[A] turgid, static, ineptly made first directorial feature from Blitt.

Oct 30, 2014

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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

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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

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Audience Member

Just a bit of a mess.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Audience Member

funny movie calm scenes but it made no sense

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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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

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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

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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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