What Just Happened (2008 film)
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Feb 3, 2017 · And two raft loads of cameos from real-life comedy legends as themselves. But the movie never builds enough momentum, emotional or narrative, to get the viewer on its side. De Niro plays Jackie Burke, an aging comic at a career impasse.
24% Tomatometer 113 Reviews 28% Audience Score 1,000+ Ratings Jackie Burke, an aging comic icon, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience...
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- Taylor Hackford
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- Robert De Niro
Feb 3, 2017 · “The Comedian” stars Robert De Niro in the title role supported by Leslie Mann, Harvey Keitel, Danny DeVito, Patti LuPone, Edie Falco and spot performances by Billy Crystal, Richard Belzer, Cloris Leachman and Charles Grodin.
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Nov 12, 2016 · Robert De Niro stars as a bitter stand-up comic in the character study 'The Comedian,' backed by a strong supporting cast.
A curiously likable misfire, lumbering back and forth between a gritty, downbeat seventies character study and a slick, eighties-style showbiz comeback comedy. Full Review | Feb 13, 2017
Feb 2, 2017 · In “The Comedian,” Robert De Niro plays a stand-up and ex-sitcom star on a career skid when he attacks a heckler. In her review Manohla Dargis writes: You can see the movie that might have been.
Nov 30, 2016 · ‘The Comedian’ Review: Robert De Niro Can’t Save Insult-Comic Character Study. Dramedy about an aggressive stand-up learning about redemption and love big on performances, light on everything...
