| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B+ |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phil Kloer |
"@&%$!!# hilarious." more... |
A- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"The Aristocrats -- the movie, not the joke -- is a working demonstration of the pleasures of the profane." more... |
A- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The Aristocrats might have made a nice short subject...." more... |
B- |
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt |
"...though you'll laugh your head off, the whole film kind of morphs into a blur, with one poop/sex/abuse joke after another." more... |
B |
| E! Online |
"...seriously funny..." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"It's at once a comedy, a horror film, and a hilariously unsettling testament to the deepest reality of what comedians are..." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Eric Meyerson |
"...(a) voyeuristic peek into the sick minds that make America laugh." more... |
B+ |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
" You'll either be screaming with laughter -- or be incredibly offended." more... |
A- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...one of the most original and rigorous pieces of criticism in any medium I have encountered in quite some time." more... |
A |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...one-third of the running time is uninspired filler." more... |
B- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"This killer-funny documentary from Paul Provenza produces more laughs than any hundred jokes you ever heard." more... |
B |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...a one-joke documentary stretched, with surprising success, to full length..." more... |
B |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a documentary that dissects the essence of comedy as well as showcases outrageous improvisational humor." more... |
B |
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