Lousy Carter

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Lousy Carter

Released Mar 29, 2024

1h 16m

Comedy

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In LOUSY CARTER, David Krumholtz (OPPENHEIMER) stars as a ne'er-do-well literature professor adrift on a soulless college campus who learns he only has six months to live. With the clock ticking, will he change his ways? Probably not.

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Christian Zilko

IndieWire

Lousy Carter might be a reminder that middle age is filled with monotony and unsolvable problems, but that doesn’t mean our movies have to be.

Rated: C

Mar 29, 2024

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Clint Worthington

RogerEbert.com

It’s a terrific performance, one that speaks volumes even as it explores the acute limits of Lousy’s emotional intelligence.

Rated: 2.5/4

Mar 29, 2024

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Amy Nicholson

New York Times

Turn the concept of a laugh-out-loud comedy inside-out and you’ll have a feel for Byington’s sense of humor: a sustained cruel hum, the room tone of a crypt.

Mar 28, 2024

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Calum Cooper

The People's Movies

Lousy Carter earns its title. It’s a cynical, depressing outing that, like its anti-hero protagonist, fundamentally lacks self-awareness.

Rated: 1/5

Jul 19, 2024

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Ray Pride

Newcity

David Krumholtz excels in Austin auteur Bob Byington’s <i>Lousy Carter</i>... it’s a termite treasure that still tickles plenty with another stellar Byington male worm, ideally embodied by the underrated Krumhol

Rated: 8/10

Jul 4, 2024

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Connor Lightbody

Loud and Clear Reviews

the character is so frustratingly morose that none of the comedic beats, all of which are played in the same parched way, land

Rated: 1/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Not W

I think the movie is making fun of academia. I disagree with it being about middle-age since it addresses the main character and his friends, but also his mother and student. I feel they are all overly educated, self-centered, share a victim mentality, and do nothing productive or helpful to society. I think the old high school buddy represents the common man whom the main character looks down upon and ignores. I liked the movie, I found it funny, but never laughed.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/25

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Cali C

Very Louie Cki-sh humor. Nuff said.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/30/24

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Alec B

Krumholtz is great and I think the movie has the right sardonic tone. I'm not sure if the ending is earned but at least it's an interesting swing for the fences.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/07/24

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Alex D

Really enjoyed the film - the dry humor and mild absurdity throughout made me laugh. I liked seeing David Krumholtz in a smaller film after just seeing him in Oppenheimer. Also reminded me that I should read the Great Gatsby again.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/05/24

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Inner E

Wonderful comedy, further proof of what we already knew: the talent of Bob Byington, one of those few directors with his own universe.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Juan Manuel D

For decades, Bob Byington's cinema has been a comedy that, with its man-children (here the glory partly belongs to David Krumholtz), plays with language like no one else. The universality of the formula ("a pathetic being discovers he has only months to live") serves as an excuse for his absurd ping-pong, showcasing his verbal sparring, which isn't about speed but about exposing the world (both the cinematic one and the other) through his surgical and absurd deadpan. Where Byington strikes, like good termite comedy, he reveals the flaws of an increasingly pathetic American cinema, one that is becoming more fossilized in the eyes of those who watch, buy, and program it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/30/24

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In LOUSY CARTER, David Krumholtz (OPPENHEIMER) stars as a ne'er-do-well literature professor adrift on a soulless college campus who learns he only has six months to live. With the clock ticking, will he change his ways? Probably not.

Director: Bob Byington
Producer: Bob Byington, Chris McKenna
Screenwriter: Bob Byington
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Americano Brutto
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 29, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 29, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $11.2K
Runtime: 1h 16m

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