Review of Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) by Leo L — 08 Feb 2008

A hilarious and clever satire... made me laugh out loud many times...

This review of Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997) was written by Leo L on 08 Feb 2008.

Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 09 May 2008

A really funny Japanese movie about a radio show, but the actors want their character's name changed, then the setting, then the plot…

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By Ryan E (478) on 11 Jun 2007

Hilarious if watched all the way through…

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By Anthony G (806) on 31 Dec 2007

I haven't laughed so hard in years. The whole audience was in stitches throughout the film. Loved it…

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By Steve Rhodes (1,488) for Internet Reviews (1,487) on 13 Nov 2001

Even if it doesn't generate many laughs, it's good-spirited tone will put a smile in your heart, and its rousing ending will likely have you…

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By David Cornelius (645) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 16 Jul 2003

Mr. McDonald is a loving tribute to the magic of storytelling that's warm, huggable, overflowing with wonder and charm…

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By Traci M (32) on 02 Feb 2008

This movie is really funny. I saw it with my Japanese class, and now I've seen it 2 times on my own…

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By Sam B (1,226) on 01 Mar 2008

The whole movie took place in a radio station. prob 90% was shot inside radio studio.great script and very very funny…

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By Tomomi S (2) on 29 Jun 2010

After searching for this film for years, I finally got to watch it and glad I did…

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By Tim F (715) on 11 Jul 2008

Typical Koki Mitani. Quaintly funny movie reminiscent of Hercules Returns (without the dirty jokes)…

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By Mel T (33) on 01 Feb 2008

The engagingly quirky cast of characters keeps you entertained as the seemingly meandering plot slowly builds to a hilarious grand finale…

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