Review of Ass Backwards (2013) by Jason M — 24 Nov 2014

The road trip payoff is nicely subverted and unlike 90% of independent comedies, there's no fake romance.

This review of Ass Backwards (2013) was written by Jason M on 24 Nov 2014.

Ass Backwards has generally received negative reviews.

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By Sam Adams (514) for Time Out (7,510) on 06 Nov 2013

Wilson and Raphael have been a comedy team for years, and they riff off each other expertly; too often, however, that’s all they do…

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By Kyle Ryan (12) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 06 Nov 2013

Although some of the road-trip clichés are unavoidable, Ass Backwards overcomes the obvious beats with clever, occasionally dark jokes that…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 08 Nov 2013

It's infectious, and the daffy, breezy way they play off each other makes Ass Backwards way more enjoyable than it ought to be…

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By Rafael S (197) on 03 Nov 2013

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By Kevin S (2,121) on 30 May 2014

The first act of this movie is actually quite hilarious…

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By Dennis Harvey (1,137) for Variety (12,700) on 03 Sep 2013

Ass Backwards proves that no amount of comic talent can shine — or raise a chuckle — in the absence of even halfway decent material…

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By Allison Loring (21) for Film School Rejects (1,198) on 16 Oct 2013

Wilson and Raphael do not hold back in their performances, fully committing to their roles and making Chloe and Kate both lovable and laughable…

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By Richard Haridy (47) for Quickflix (709) on 25 Nov 2013

Chris Nelson's Ass Backwards certainly doesn't aspire to being anything more than passing entertainment…

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By Neil Genzlinger (512) for The New York Times (9,847) on 07 Nov 2013

The film, a comedy without much comedy in it... clumsily tries to merge road trip humor and beauty pageant parody…

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By Brian L (763) on 05 Nov 2013

Was really bad like it had like 2 funny moments ,but over all was just bad…

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