Funny Pages

2022

Action / Comedy

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 48% · 105 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 48% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 4339 4.3K

dark comedy coming of age yonkers, new york cartoonist christmas shot on film

Plot summary

A teenage cartoonist rejects the comforts of his suburban life in a misguided quest for soul.

Director

Owen Kline Photo
Owen Kline

Top cast

Matthew Maher Photo
Matthew Maher as Wallace
Pamela Dunlap Photo
Pamela Dunlap as Judge
Maria Dizzia Photo
Maria Dizzia as Jennifer
Shane Fleming Photo
Shane Fleming as Gabe
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802.57 MB
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23.976 fps
1 hr 27 min
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796.66 MB
1280*690
English 2.0
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1 hr 26 min
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English 5.1
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1 hr 27 min
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1 hr 26 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by TheAnimalMother 7 / 10

As A Dark Comedy, It Works

Funny Pages is the feature film directorial debut of Owen Kline, son of Hollywood royalty, Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. The film is somewhat unique for sure, though I definitely don't see it appealing to nearly everyone. Nonetheless, at the very least, this debut does really show signs of great potential for this young director with talented roots. There really are some great things about this film. I'm already looking forward to his next projects. I certainly encourage all true film lovers to at least check this out.I'm not sure I feel that this is a coming of age story really, as many seem to say it is. Only slightly. To me, it was basically a dark comedy all the way, and as such, it actually finally ends up working quite well by the end. Though I'd say it does take a while before the film has enough, to really say that it's a good film. I found some of the film fairly dull, definitely, as much of the more intricate aspects of the main character I found pretty uninteresting. Yet at the same time, this aspect and depth actually sets the character and film up for what to me really was a pretty hilarious ending, or the climax just before the ending, anyhow. All in all, I have to say the film is somewhat brilliant, but also extremely off beat and darkly comedic for certain. But laugh out loud dark comedy in at least a couple spots. Near the very end of the film, I literally had a hard time stopping my laughter.This will divide audiences, but most critics appreciated it, and quite a few loved it. This is certainly not for overly sensitive viewers. I couldn't watch this film many times, but I could see myself enjoying it again in a few years for sure, and I think that it's the kind of film I may appreciate even a little more the 2nd time. However, as said, it's not the kind of film I'd watch many times, or again anytime too soon. I think a good rest, and then a re-watch will do it best. That's just the kind of film it is to me.I must say I really don't fully agree with the plot summary here on IMDb. For me the plot is more like this...A somewhat confused, young and creative comic book fan and amateur artist, decides to get close to an odd and overreactive man, that once worked for a comic book production company.From this point of view, the film is a pretty good dark comedy. From the point of view of the main character coming of age and finding or searching for soul, is really not what I see here. Nor does the film work all that well in this regard. There really isn't much soul in the film at all, other than to laugh at the ridiculousness that life can throw at people, and/or to laugh at the oddness of human life.Although it took a while before I appreciated the film much, it really did leave me smiling, and acknowledging that it certainly has its own unique charm. That charm however is not exactly warm, but rather a somewhat darkly funny, but also quite relatable to real life kind of charm. The characters here do feel quite real, as funny as they sometimes are. To me, that really helped the film come together and work in the end.7.5/10.
Reviewed by jay-1995 4 / 10

A bizarre movie. Full of weird events but somehow feels empty.

Look, I can appreciate a bizarre movie. It's weirdness is why I give it the initial 4 stars, but there's not much else I enjoyed about it.I'm not sure how this movie is considered a comedy, unless you describe it as "less funny haha, more funny peculiar". I'm not sure what anyone could have laughed at here, as it felt like no jokes were made.We meet a cast of strange characters (or caricatures), but no one seems to make any sense at all. And that's fine, some of the characters are intended to be "unhinged", but even the main character, his parents, and his friend's decisions seem devoid of logic. It's like a slice of life story, except with a boy constantly finding himself in weird situations that he just kind of loafs around in.The "climax" felt unsurprising (though visually disconcerting). The ending felt like they just got bored filming. Ultimately I don't feel like I gained anything besides a sense of "huh, that was weird and made me a little uncomfortable".I guess I should have known what to expect after the first 10 minutes.
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