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the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2260197

2015-05-04

David Rooney

0rotten

Hollywood Reporter

Robert Gustafsson has been called "the funniest man in Sweden." Meh. Must be an acquired taste.

0Negative

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/100-year-old-man-who-680051

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2260195

2015-05-04

Shane Danielsen

2/5

0rotten

sbs.com.au

Emphatically urging you to laugh, it inspired -- in this reviewer, at least -- barely so much as a chuckle.

0Negative

http://www.sbs.com.au/movies/movie/100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-window-and-disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2260194

2015-05-04

Demetrios Matheou

1fresh

Screen International

It might take a while to say the title, but it's only seconds before this Swedish comic gem gets a laugh.

1Positive

http://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared/5066732.article

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2228483

2014-10-16

Katherine Monk

3.5/5

1fresh

Canada.com

We like Allan because he's self-confident without being self-absorbed. He's empathetic without being maudlin, and he's entirely unconcerned with what anyone thinks about him.

1Positive

http://o.canada.com/entertainment/movies/movie-review-the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2228482

2014-10-16

Chris Knight

3/4

1fresh

National Post

The 100-Year-Old Man is like the box of chocolates you've had and enjoyed once before. You do know exactly what you're going to get, but that doesn't make it any less tasty.

1Positive

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2227522

2014-10-10

Graham Young

3/5

1fresh

Birmingham Mail

You probably never thought there would be a cross between Woody Allen's Zeilig with Tom Hanks' Forrest Gump. Still less that it would be a Swedish black comedy.

1Positive

http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/film-news/movie-review-100-year-old-man-who-7359726

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2227118

2014-10-09

Linda Barnard

2/4

0rotten

Toronto Star

Aiming for charm but too often settling for slapstick ...

0Negative

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2014/10/09/the_100yearold_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared_review.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2226020

2014-10-02

T'Cha Dunlevy

3/5

1fresh

Montreal Gazette

It's not laugh-out-loud funny, but it's consistently amusing.

1Positive

http://www.montrealgazette.com/entertainment/movie-guide/Review+year+whimsical+adventure/10255777/story.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2220522

2014-08-31

Tom Clift

1.5/5

0rotten

Concrete Playground

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared can hardly disappear from cinemas soon enough.

0Negative

http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/event/238518/the-hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-windo.htm

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2220154

2014-08-29

Jim Schembri

3/5

1fresh

3AW

A whirlwind comedy of absurdist humour, zany happenstance and good old slapstick.

1Positive

http://tinyurl.com/plyt2za

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2219178

2014-08-22

Jake Wilson

1/5

0rotten

Sydney Morning Herald

Humour notoriously doesn't travel well, but rarely have I seen a comedy quite as unfunny as Felix Herngren's The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.

0Negative

http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/the-100yearold-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared-review-swedish-film-is-lost-in-translation-20140820-1063pg.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2218873

2014-08-21

Liam Maguren

3/5

1fresh

Flicks (AU, NZ, UK)

A comedy with humour as absurd as the length of its title.

1Positive

http://www.flicks.co.nz/blog/reviews/review-the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared/

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2218584

2014-08-20

Leigh Paatsch

3/5

1fresh

Herald Sun (Australia)

Though the movie's mix of the whimsical and the weird will not be to all tastes, there is still much to recommend here if you love an out-there in-joke or two.

1Positive

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/movies/forrest-gump-gets-old-and-blows-things-up-in-one-of-strangest-films-of-the-year/story-fni0bv7o-1227030919650

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2218554

2014-08-20

Margaret Pomeranz

3/5

0rotten

At the Movies (Australia)

I thought it was a bit turgidly directed. It could have had a brisker pace and I'm not into this picaresque, cute thing.

0Negative

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2218553

2014-08-20

David Stratton

3.5/5

1fresh

At the Movies (Australia)

The plotting is clever and the film, directed by Felix Herngren, is handsomely produced and nothing if not amiable, while the supporting cast - especially Mia Skaringer's warm-hearted Gunilla - is very good company.

1Positive

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2215251

2014-07-30

Louise Keller

1fresh

Urban Cinefile

This uplifting, crowd pleasing entertainment is a road movie, a character study, a wild adventure and black comedy all rolled into one. It's a helluva ride.

1Positive

http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=20517&s=Reviews

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211812

2014-07-07

Geoffrey Macnab

2/5

0rotten

Independent (UK)

Felix Herngren's adaptation of Jonas Jonasson's best- selling novel is undermined by a fatal lack of charm.

0Negative

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/the-100yearoldman-who-climbedout-the-windowand-disappeared-film-review-9582628.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211780

2014-07-07

Hilary A White

1fresh

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

A soundtrack of bubbling brass and some lively cinematography keep the fires of mischief lit. Daft and delightful.

1Positive

http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-reviews/movies-the-lucrative-transformers-age-of-extinction-30408992.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211772

2014-07-07

Deborah Ross

0rotten

The Spectator

If it were up to me this would be called The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window, Fell, and Was Never Heard From Again.

0Negative

http://www.spectator.co.uk/arts/cinema/9252881/if-only-the-100-year-old-man-had-shuffled-away-and-actually-disappeared/

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211678

2014-07-07

Rich Cline

3.5/5

1fresh

Contactmusic.com

With echoes of Forrest Gump and Zelig, this jaggedly funny Swedish adventure traces the life of a centenarian who interacts with key figures throughout the 20th century.

1Positive

http://www.contactmusic.com/movie-review/the-hundred-year-old-man

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211645

2014-07-06

Mark Kermode

3/5

1fresh

Observer (UK)

What we're left with is a peculiar example of the regional specificity of humour; a reminder that there's nothing so particular as that which makes a nation laugh.

1Positive

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/06/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-review

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211583

2014-07-06

Jason Best

1fresh

Movie Talk

The film piles one ludicrous incident upon another, yet the escalating absurdity just gets funnier and funnier.

1Positive

http://blogs.whatsontv.co.uk/movietalk/2014/07/03/the-hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared-film-review-boom-boom/

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211505

2014-07-04

David James

7/10

1fresh

We Got This Covered

Like its title, The Hundred Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared is shaggy and ramshackle, but there's enough playful imagination on display to easily make this a worthwhile recommendation.

1Positive

http://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/hundred-man-climbed-window-disappeared-review/

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211492

2014-07-04

Adam Smith

2/5

0rotten

Radio Times

[Suffers from] uneven tone and thuddingly unfunny historical satire ...

0Negative

http://www.radiotimes.com/film/cv6ptd/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211429

2014-07-03

Allan Hunter

3/5

1fresh

Daily Express (UK)

The screen adaptation does full justice to the book, transforming it into a winningly absurd, freewheeling fable that comes close to being a Swedish Forrest Gump.

1Positive

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/films/486350/The-100-Year-Old-Man-review-and-trailer

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211413

2014-07-03

Peter Bradshaw

2/5

0rotten

Guardian

This picaresque European fantasy has an element of knockabout black comedy that can't conceal its Sweet'N Low taste of sentimentality and whimsy, and a certain condescension towards old people.

0Negative

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/jul/03/100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-window-and-disappeared-review

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211349

2014-07-03

Adam Woodward

2/5

0rotten

Little White Lies

Misty-eyed and faux mischievous nostalgia romp adapted from a literary smash hit.

0Negative

http://www.littlewhitelies.co.uk/theatrical-reviews/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared-27106

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211345

2014-07-03

Janina Matthewson

4/5

1fresh

Sky Cinema

An unlikely adventure story involving gangsters, elephants, and a very old, slightly amoral man.

1Positive

http://skymovies.sky.com/the-hundred-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-of-the-window-and-disappeared/review

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211335

2014-07-03

Nigel Andrews

1/5

0rotten

Financial Times

The film is poorly scripted and built around a mirthless performance by Robert Gustafsson, a less-than-100-year-old actor whose face has undergone seeming vulcanisation.

0Negative

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6b53af14-02a9-11e4-a68d-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Flife-arts_film-television%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211316

2014-07-03

MaryAnn Johanson

1fresh

Flick Filosopher

An absurdist mock epic that is hilarious, outrageous, and completely insane. It's like a bonkers Swedish Forrest Gump.

1Positive

https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2014/07/100-year-old-man-climbed-window-disappeared-movie-review-yes-thats.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2211283

2014-07-03

Tim Robey

3/5

1fresh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

It's a silly romp, but the loopy novelty of it can be very entertaining.

1Positive

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/10943239/The-Hundred-Year-Old-Man-Who-Climbed-Out-of-the-Window-and-Disappeared-review-very-entertaining.html

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2210882

2014-07-01

Dave Calhoun

2/5

0rotten

Time Out

An amiable mess.

0Negative

http://www.timeout.com/london/film/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2210876

2014-07-01

Stefan Pape

4/5

1fresh

HeyUGuys

This film is yet another gem to come out of Scandinavian cinema.

1Positive

http://www.heyuguys.com/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared-review/

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2210745

2014-06-30

Neil Smith

3/5

1fresh

Total Film

A film that might not always make sense, but is never dull.

1Positive

http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2210744

2014-06-30

Siobhan Synnot

4/5

1fresh

Scotsman

Coincidence and absurdity drive this latter-day Candide's amusing, episodic misadventures and the satirical look back at international relations in the 20th century is lightly handled.

1Positive

http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/film/film-reviews-the-100-year-old-man-mrs-brown-1-3460422

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2210743

2014-06-30

Angie Errigo

3/5

1fresh

Empire Magazine

An absurdist escapade that's quirky fun but not as side-splitting as it thinks it is. Still, it benefits from entertaining complications and attractive production values.

1Positive

http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=138681

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2190183

2014-02-27

David McGinty

4/5

1fresh

The Skinny

Alan's life weaves through significant events of the 20th century, recalling naïve, hilarious and unrelentingly ridiculous encounters with Franco, Stalin and Oppenheimer, among others.

1Positive

http://www.theskinny.co.uk/film/film_festivals/307195-the_100yearold_man_who_climbed_out_window_disappeared

the_100_year_old_man_who_climbed_out_the_window_and_disappeared

2190150

2014-02-27

Paul Gallagher

4/5

1fresh

The List

This is a rare incidence of a film adaptation that is much more successful than its source, as director Felix Herngren gets the balance of callously dark humour and playful, silly storytelling just right.

1Positive

http://film.list.co.uk/article/58975-the-100-year-old-man-who-climbed-out-the-window-and-disappeared/

humpday

2644995

2019-11-13

Debbie Lynn Elias

1fresh

Behind The Lens

At the end of the day, boys will boys and bros will be bros. And Humpday will make your day - with laughter.

1Positive

http://behindthelensonline.net/site/reviews/humpday/

humpday

2634116

2019-10-09

David Harris

3/5

0rotten

Spectrum Culture

Perhaps the biggest disappointment in Humpday is Shelton's murky motivation for the porno film.

0Negative

https://spectrumculture.com/2009/07/14/humpday/

humpday

2538036

2018-12-06

Judy Berman

3.5/5

1fresh

Tiny Mix Tapes

Where Humpday really excels is in its depiction of Ben and Andrew's relationship. After so many years apart, they speak easily and candidly to one another...

1Positive

https://www.tinymixtapes.com/film/humpday

humpday

2466011

2018-03-20

Laura Hiros

2/5

0rotten

Rincón de cine

... unfortunately ends up being unmemorable. [Full review in Spanish]

0Negative

http://www.rincondecine.com/Archivo/Humpday.html

humpday

2425904

2017-10-10

Jay Kuehner

1fresh

Cinema Scope

To director Lynne Shelton's considerable credit, Humpday delineates that perennially privileged, and thus imperiled, domain of male intimacy with a subtlety that echoes the ambivalence of sexual self-realization.

1Positive

http://cinema-scope.com/web-only/web-only-humpday-lynne-shelton-us/

humpday

2327591

2016-05-17

Mark Asch

1fresh

Stop Smiling

Humpday works because... its moments of truth and familiarity aren't isolated.

1Positive

http://stopsmilingonline.com/story_detail.php?id=1265

humpday

2229424

2014-10-21

Simon Miraudo

4.5/5

1fresh

Quickflix

It's a comedy that grows beyond any Apatovian expectations and expertly avoids being an ode to 'Gay panic' a'la I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.

1Positive

https://streaming.quickflix.com.au/News/Reviews/Humpday/6981

humpday

2089345

2012-06-13

Josh Larsen

3/4

1fresh

LarsenOnFilm

...gives us a real feel for a friendship, its insecurities and the competition that results (especially in one of cinema's most amusingly pathetic games of pickup basketball).

1Positive

http://www.larsenonfilm.com/index.php?Page=SoloReview&ReviewID=2111

humpday

2027680

2011-11-18

Ben Kenigsberg

3/5

1fresh

Time Out

1Positive

humpday

2025690

2011-11-17

Joshua Rothkopf

3/5

1fresh

Time Out

1Positive

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/87304/humpday.html

humpday

2006048

2011-08-26

Kelly Vance

1fresh

East Bay Express

So what is Humpday really about? If anything, the power of women

1Positive

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/ebx/true-bromance/Content?oid=1370446

humpday

1955678

2011-02-01

Matt Kelemen

1fresh

Las Vegas CityLife

While the dare itself seems almost contrived to make the movie happen, what transpires afterward is a very universal experience for people who take stock of their lives for the first time after college.

1Positive

http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2009/09/10/ae/film/iq_31091092.txt

humpday

1919306

2010-07-18

Wesley Lovell

3/4

1fresh

Cinema Sight

Some nice performances highlight a strangely-paced exploration of the male identity and its inability to cope with unique situations.

1Positive

http://www.cinemasight.com/review-humpday-2009/

humpday

1863447

2010-01-05

Philip French

1fresh

Observer (UK)

It's attractively performed, fairly amusing and worked out in a convincing if predictable way.

1Positive

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/20/humpday-male-bonding-sex-bromance

humpday

1863388

2010-01-05

Nicholas Barber

1fresh

Independent on Sunday

The sort of film that Kevin Smith must dream of making. It's sweet, piquant, bold and intelligent, balancing its outrageous concept with relationships and conversations that are all too believable.

1Positive

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/nine-rob-marshall-118-mins-12abrnowhere-boy-sam-taylorwood-97-mins-15brsherlock-holmes-guy-ritchie-128-mins-12a-1845570.html

humpday

1863375

2010-01-05

Derek Malcolm

2/5

0rotten

London Evening Standard

One could only feel sorry for Alycia Delmore as the pliant wife of the silly husband, who goes along with his irritatingly neurotic friend's idea.

0Negative

humpday

1863301

2010-01-04

David Nusair

2.5/4

1fresh

Reel Film Reviews

...a compelling and thoroughly original modern comedy.

1Positive

http://www.reelfilm.com/mini96.htm#hump

humpday

1863088

2009-12-31

James Wegg

3/5

0rotten

JWR

Lynn Shelton's film%u2014a promising premise in search of a payoff with more nourishment than room-service steak and milkshakes%u2014frequently dazzles and delights, but once the look-alike boxers come into frame, the only verb left is disappoints.

0Negative

http://www.jamesweggreview.org/Articles.aspx?ID=1058

humpday

1861604

2009-12-18

Angie Errigo

4/5

1fresh

Empire Magazine

What could have ended up as crass, cringy and possibly offensive actually results in a very funny and realistic treatment of the premise.

1Positive

humpday

1861589

2009-12-18

Simon Jablonski

4/5

1fresh

Film4

Immensely enjoyable, an insightful and humorous depiction of complicated, yet ultimately simple, male drives.

1Positive

http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=175677&section=review

humpday

1861580

2009-12-18

Kevin Maher

4/5

1fresh

Times (UK)

Humpday is a high-concept comedy made for low-budget money that might just be one of the funniest films of the year.

1Positive

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/film/film_reviews/article6960416.ece

humpday

1861568

2009-12-18

Peter Bradshaw

3/5

1fresh

Guardian

The ending of the movie is an awful let-down, which is a shame: the film had been weirdly involving and Alycia Delmore is good as Ben's outraged wife.

1Positive

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/dec/17/humpday-film-review

humpday

1861561

2009-12-18

Tim Robey

4/5

1fresh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The film does a fair amount of squirming itself, but not before giving honest and hilarious thought to the carnal intricacies of the whole project.

1Positive

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/6834775/Humpday-review.html

humpday

1861551

2009-12-18

Jason Wood

1fresh

Little White Lies

Shelton has been tagged as an extremely adept chronicler of the associations between men. It's fair to say that the director is good on relationships, period.

1Positive

humpday

1861543

2009-12-18

Tim Evans

3/5

1fresh

Sky Cinema

Writer-director Lynn Shelton has crafted a richly rewarding script that enables the viewer - with a minimum of effort - to buy into an idea which in lesser hands would flail impotently. As the guys say "it's beyond gay."

1Positive

http://movies.sky.com/review/humpday

humpday

1861539

2009-12-18

Jonathan Crocker

4/5

1fresh

Total Film

Fresh, funny and subtly insightful, this daring little indie bromance feels like the movie Hollywood wouldn't have the balls to make.

1Positive

http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/humpday

humpday

1861538

2009-12-18

Damon Wise

4/5

1fresh

Uncut Magazine [UK]

The farce that follows is both ridiculous and surprisingly real, mining a very rich seam of comedy while also making some very sharp points about male friendships and the often very blurred line between straight and gay.

1Positive

http://www.uncut.co.uk/film/uncut/reviews/13832

humpday

1861534

2009-12-18

Adam Smith

4/5

1fresh

Radio Times

Shelton's wry script, together with a troika of perfectly judged performances, transforms a set-up that has the potential to be endlessly distasteful into a wry, engaging version of the "will-they-won't-they?" movie.

1Positive

http://www.radiotimes.com/servlet_film/com.icl.beeb.rtfilms.client.simpleSearchServlet?searchTypeSelect=5&frn=49410

humpday

1861518

2009-12-18

David Edwards

3/5

1fresh

Daily Mirror (UK)

An intelligent, low-key look at male sexuality which is sensitively handled. What a pity, then, that the ending's such a let-down... or an anti-climax, you could say.

1Positive

http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/the-ticket/2009/12/film-review-humpday.html

humpday

1861507

2009-12-18

Nigel Andrews

4/5

1fresh

Financial Times

The questions are piquant, the answers droll and surprising.

1Positive

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/2fbff984-ea5e-11de-a9f5-00144feab49a.html

humpday

1861493

2009-12-18

Anthony Quinn

3/5

1fresh

Independent (UK)

Forget the buddy movie and the "bromance", this wryly provocative comedy takes man-love to a place of palm-sweating uncertainty.

1Positive

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/reviews/humpday-15-1843727.html

humpday

1861484

2009-12-18

Allan Hunter

1fresh

Daily Express (UK)

More subtle and insightful than you might have expected.

1Positive

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/view/146704/3-D-sci-fi-epic-simply-dazzles-

humpday

1861475

2009-12-18

Larushka Ivan-Zadeh

4/5

1fresh

Metro Newspaper (UK)

It's the psychology of this unlikely situation that makes this edgy buddy flick so fascinating and funny. Entirely ad-libbed, it's The Hangover with a brain.

1Positive

humpday

1861465

2009-12-18

Matthew Turner

4/5

1fresh

ViewLondon

The film is also notable for tackling a daring subject in an original and intriguing way.

1Positive

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/humpday-film-review-29225.html

humpday

1861461

2009-12-18

Rich Cline

4/5

1fresh

Shadows on the Wall

Shot in a disarmingly improvised style, it's not clear whether this is a dramatic comedy or a very funny drama. Whatever it is, it boldly faces one of the biggest taboos of American society: male intimacy.

1Positive

http://www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk/09/ii.htm#hump

humpday

1861458

2009-12-18

Robbie Collin

3/5

1fresh

News of the World

We've had romcoms - now here's the first of the homcoms. And I've gotta admit it made me feel both happy and gay.

1Positive

http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/entertainment/film/638681/Humpday.html

humpday

1861452

2009-12-18

Alistair Harkness

3/5

1fresh

Scotsman

Though often very funny, writer/director Lynn Shelton's film lacks some of the insight into the awkwardness of male friendship found in recent mainstream comedy hits.

1Positive

http://living.scotsman.com/movies/Film-review-Humpday.5922364.jp

humpday

1859034

2009-12-06

Sean Axmaker

1fresh

Seanax.com

This audience-friendly indie sex comedy features almost no sex but plenty of nervous male bonding and a whole new angle on performance anxiety.

1Positive

http://www.seanax.com/2009/11/21/humpday-brilliance-exiles-its-all-about-seattle/

humpday

1856299

2009-11-19

Jeffrey M. Anderson

2.5/4

0rotten

Combustible Celluloid

Shelton's low-fi treatment helps soften it, but too many overcooked moments still seep through.

0Negative

http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/2009/humpday.shtml

humpday

1855389

2009-11-13

Louis Proyect

0rotten

rec.arts.movies.reviews

A mumblecore bore about two heterosexual men, one living a conventional married life and the other a bohemian bachelor, who decide to make a gay porn movie on a dare. It would have been far more interesting, I'm afraid.

0Negative

http://louisproyect.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/magnolia-movies-2009/

humpday

1854375

2009-11-08

Robert Roten

D

0rotten

Laramie Movie Scope

This film is not very believable, and it really doesn't seem to go anywhere.

0Negative

http://www.lariat.org/AtTheMovies/new/humpday.html

humpday

1851933

2009-10-24

Dennis Schwartz

C+

0rotten

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

It says very little about anything though promising to say much.

0Negative

https://dennisschwartzreviews.com/humpday/

humpday

1850481

2009-10-16

Rob Thomas

3.5/4

1fresh

Capital Times (Madison, WI)

In its unassuming, offhand way, "Humpday" gets the details of male friendship uncomfortably right -- the self-denials, the macho bluster, the constant comparisons about where that guy's at in life versus me.

1Positive

http://host.madison.com/entertainment/movies/article_58cf7ef2-77df-544a-9deb-1a0d3209c182.html

humpday

1847486

2009-09-30

Ken Hanke

3/5

0rotten

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

Possibilities are at least flirted with, if not realized, the results waver between interesting and tedious, only to come up with the inevitable lemon of a resolution.

0Negative

http://www.mountainx.com/movies/review/humpday

humpday

1844195

2009-09-11

John Beifuss

4/4

1fresh

Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)

Mumblecore meets screwball in 'Humpday,' an audacious character comedy that squeezes so much humor and pertinence out of its low budget and high concept that even the audience feels the pinch.

1Positive

http://www.gomemphis.com/news/2009/sep/10/humpday-is-boys-buffoonery-with-heart/

humpday

1842512

2009-09-04

Kimberley Jones

3/5

1fresh

Austin Chronicle

Shelton's film takes a quantum leap in its funny and fearless third act.

1Positive

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Calendar/Film?Film=oid%3a828067

humpday

1842433

2009-09-04

John Thomason

3/4

1fresh

Orlando Weekly

This low-budget art film about two straight men who drunkenly decide to shoot a porno together in the style of a low-budget art film is actually kind of touching, if you can get past the inherent credibility gap.

1Positive

http://www.orlandoweekly.com/film/review.asp?rid=14561

humpday

1841989

2009-09-02

Roger Moore

3/5

1fresh

Orlando Sentinel

What's intriguing in this set-up is what the dare might teach the guys about the nature of sexuality.

1Positive

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/movies/orl-movie-review-humpday,0,7626892.story

humpday

1841099

2009-08-28

Sonny Bunch

2.5/4

1fresh

Washington Times

Humpday is the reductio ad absurdum of the recent spate of bromance movies. ... It dares to ask what happens when a bromance evolves into a straight-up romance.

1Positive

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jul/24/movie-review-humpday/

humpday

1840965

2009-08-28

Lisa Kennedy

3/4

1fresh

Denver Post

Getting to the showdown is a fine and funny journey.

1Positive

humpday

1839697

2009-08-21

Jeff Vice

3/4

1fresh

Deseret News (Salt Lake City)

There's something surprisingly perceptive about the way the film looks at male relationships and friendships.

1Positive

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705324791/Humpday.html

humpday

1838672

2009-08-18

Michael Szymanski

6/10

1fresh

Sci-Fi Weekly

There hasn't been a mainstream movie since maybe "The Crying Game" that has so subtly brought up the possibility of a man's bisexuality than "Humpday."

1Positive

http://www.examiner.com/x-3366-Bisexuality-Examiner~y2009m7d21-Two-straight-guys-having-sex-Humpday

humpday

1838474

2009-08-16

Austin Kennedy

3.5/4

1fresh

Sin Magazine

One thing usually that stands out in independent films is the amateurish acting, but that's not the case here. Every performance is right on the money and feels 100% natural.

1Positive

http://mnfilmtv.org/mndialog/?p=1345

humpday

1837167

2009-08-11

Jordan Hoffman

C-

0rotten

UGO

If I wanted to hear would-be counter culture yuppies yell at each other I'd hang out with my own loser friends.

0Negative

humpday

1836247

2009-08-06

Joe Williams

3/4

1fresh

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Humpday is something surprising: a sharply observed slice of life, an entertaining example of the microbudget genre called mumblecore.

1Positive

humpday

1835889

2009-08-03

Larry Carroll

0rotten

MTV

The script feels about ten re-writes short of being filmable.

0Negative

http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/01/21/sundance-review-humpday/

humpday

1835761

2009-08-03

Jeff Bayer

7/10

1fresh

The Scorecard Review

Is there anything more stereo-typical than straight guys locked in a mutual dare? Well, here the stakes couldn't be higher, or funnier.

1Positive

http://thescorecardreview.com/film-reviews/2009/07/31/humpday/4632

humpday

1835308

2009-07-31

Shawn Levy

B+

1fresh

Oregonian

Humpday [captures] the lives of its protagonists more credibly than any Hollywood-manufactured comedy of recent vintage.

1Positive

http://blog.oregonlive.com/madaboutmovies/2009/07/humpday_a_fine_bromance.html

humpday

1835307

2009-07-31

Amy Biancolli

4/4

1fresh

Houston Chronicle

Humpday succeeds by grounding its risqué premise in the awkwardness and humor of real people trying their damnedest to communicate. A lot.

1Positive

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/movies/mobile/6555226.html

humpday

1835275

2009-07-31

Chris Hewitt

1.5/4

0rotten

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Unfortunately, Humpday is held back by the blandness of both Ben and Andrew. Their friendship, which is supposed to be along the lines of the uneasy bond in the terrific Old Joy, never comes into focus in their dull, rambling scenes together.

0Negative

humpday

1835234

2009-07-31

Brett Michel

2.5/4

1fresh

Boston Phoenix

There's more believable, raw humanity here than in Michael Bay's entire oeuvre.

1Positive

http://www.thephoenix.com/Boston/Movies/86747-HUMPDAY/

humpday

1835233

2009-07-31

Michael Sragow

3.5/4

1fresh

Baltimore Sun

A pleasurable clash goes on in your head between your belief in the moment-to-moment sincerity of these two guys and your disbelief that they could ever go through with their plan.

1Positive