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- Instead of being a fun deconstruction of a previously popular genre, Mortdecai tries so hard at being a heist comedy with a tinge of spy action, but fails to deliver the thrills or laughs that either of those types of movies could bring at their best game.
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Apr 4, 2017 · Apr. 4, 2017. Defending ‘Mortdecai,’ the Best Comedy That Critics Love to Hate. By Brian Boone, who writes about comedy. The 2015 Johnny Depp movie Mortdecai is a wild, madcap character...
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Jan 23, 2015 · Based on the 1973 novel "Don't Point That Thing at Me," allegedly the first in a series of books featuring the Mortdecai character, "Mortdecai" is a film whose entire comedic foundation is based on two elements--funny-looking mustaches and Johnny Depp's ability to do a mildly passable impression of Terry-Thomas.
Jan 23, 2015 · Mortdecai is a good movie with a well written plot and a terrific comedic cast. The chemistry between the cast members is without a doubt what makes it so enjoyable for me. Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor all have great individual chemistry with one another, I particularly liked how Depp and Bettany played off each ...
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- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- David Koepp
- 2015-01-23
Mortdecai is a great enjoyable comedy for everyone who simply wants to have fun, relax and have a good time. Despite its predictability it delivers a great enjoyment, it delivers a comedy like which is not being made anymore. 141 out of 185 found this helpful.
Mortdecai is reminiscent of some of the wildly misfiring comedies that Peter Sellers used to make in the 1960s and 1970s – the worst of the Pink Panther films, or the star-studded fiascoes such...
- Geoffrey Macnab
Jan 22, 2015 · Mortdecai is stuffed with star names and classic farce ingredients, but its fatal flaw is an almost surreal lack of jokes. The main players spend almost every scene mugging desperately for the ...
Jan 23, 2015 · By Max Nicholson. Posted: Jan 23, 2015 11:10 am. Johnny Depp's new comedy Mortdecai isn't quite the utter disaster the promos suggest, but it's still a laughless, stupid and pointless affair.
