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By Margarita S (286) on 11 Mar 2018

A Futile and Stupid Gesture depicts the life story of Doug Kenney and the creation of National Lampoon…

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By Sammy S (65) on 04 Mar 2018

Funny yet sad, unrefined yet erudite. Any true fan of modern comedy and its strange history will enjoy this film…

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By Matt F (954) on 23 Feb 2018

This movie was more of a tribute than a factual biopic…

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By Nshep53 (62) on 23 Feb 2018

A movie I was expecting to just be a slapstick cameo fest is actually a really funny but also surprisingly dramatic and heartfelt…

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By Betty Jo Tucker (725) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 22 Feb 2018

Although depicting the founding of National Lampoon as well as the making of 'Animal House' and 'Caddyshack,' two movie comedies now beloved…

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By Darren M (394) on 12 Feb 2018

Very interesting and innovative structure…

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By Adam R (2,773) on 09 Feb 2018

A story that needed to be told. The celebrity cameos in this are unbelievable. Well done…

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By Dorian G (214) on 07 Feb 2018

A Futile and Stupid Gesture is a tribute to what seems to have been a comedic genius…

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By Luis L (106) on 07 Feb 2018

La verdad me gusto mucho la historia, a pesar de no conocer a este personaje. Me encanto como se desarrolla y presenta a cada personaje…

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By Gustavo R (81) on 04 Feb 2018

I went into this with no idea what I was watching, and was pleasantly surprised…

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By Tucker K (4) on 04 Feb 2018

Excellent retelling of the life of Doug Kenney. Glad I happened to find this…

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By Dan B (1,694) on 03 Feb 2018

A movie about comedy nerds, made by comedy made especially for comedy nerds…

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By Adam W (1,422) on 03 Feb 2018

It's amazing, yet again the critics miss the mark so completely…

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By Stephen Silver (684) for Splice Today (140) on 02 Feb 2018

An alternately funny and poignant rampage through National Lampoon history…

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By Christopher C (1,363) on 02 Feb 2018

Cleverly written. Funny dry one liners are hilarious…

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By Steve S (3,182) on 02 Feb 2018

This film has moments of spit out your whiskey funny in a stupid laugh take that Doug Kenney would've probably cringed at and vetoed for Lampoon…

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By Ellin Stein (10) for Slate (2,081) on 02 Feb 2018

The ironic distancing makes it hard to get emotionally caught up in the sad story of Kenney’s self-destruction when the film enters Leaving…

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By Kyle Smith (1,916) for National Review (314) on 01 Feb 2018

The sad-clown image may be a cliché, but there's nothing trite about this movie's handling of Kenney's story…

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By Jax R (295) on 01 Feb 2018

Taking some cues from American Splendor, a fun little movie with a killer cast and a wildly postmodern sensibility…

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By Christian Toto (897) for HollywoodInToto.com (350) on 31 Jan 2018

A subtle reminder that the Left would destroy National Lampoon if it came of age today…

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