Review of Mascots (2016) by Alex G — 08 Nov 2016

Not their best..but still some good belly laugh moments.

This review of Mascots (2016) was written by Alex G on 08 Nov 2016.

Mascots has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jesse Hassenger (800) for Brooklyn Magazine (241) on 18 Oct 2016

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By Gary Z (54) on 20 Oct 2016

Meh. I had such high hopes but this was easily Christopher Guest's weakest effort. Hard to put a finger on why…

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