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Bob Funk

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Bob Funk (2009)

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Reviews Counted:10

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Rotten:8

Average Rating:4.2/10

Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: When we meet Bob Funk, he isn't much of a role model for the upwardly mobile Generation X or anyone for that matter For starters, he is laudably outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible. With... When we meet Bob Funk, he isn't much of a role model for the upwardly mobile Generation X or anyone for that matter For starters, he is laudably outspoken, crass and seemingly reprehensible. With serious ex-wife and family issues, he has no idea how to be sober and human in his own skin. As a result, Bob has become acerbic yet irreverently charming with just about everybody he runs into.

To get through the day, Bob drinks exorbitantly, lives one "one night stand" to the next, slacks through work, disobeys orders and is barely tolerated by those who know him. And he just doesn't give a damn.

Bob's life takes a turn however when an attractive young executive (Rachael Leigh Cook) joins the family company run by his mother, and becomes the object of his affection. Can the lovely Miss Thorne see past this cad to true love?

Mom has had it and it isn't long before Bob is fired from his lofty executive position for his sexist and politically incorrect behavior toward the lovely new executive. To add insult to injury, his mother insists that the only way he can regain his job is if Bob sees a female psychiatrist, reports to a female boss (Ms. Thorne) and quits drinking. If he agrees to these terms, he can stay in the family business -- as the office janitor.

The series of career and personal setbacks brought on by his own hubris puts Bob's life into perspective and slowly, Bob begins to realize there is more to life than sex and booze. Eventually, he becomes motivated to straighten his life out once and for all. But this is Bob Funk. Can he actually make friends, be polite and treat women with respect -- all while remaining sober and holding down a steady job? With Bob Funk, anything is possible, even true love! --© Cinema Epoch [More]

Starring: Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Ryan

Starring: Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, Grace Zabriskie, Amy Ryan, Eddie Jemison, Stephen Root, Alex Desert, Ron Canada, Lucy Davis, Nadia Dajani

Director: Craig Carlisle

Director: Craig Carlisle
Screenwriter: Craig Carlisle
Composer: Tim Montijo
Studio: Cinema Epoch

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The dry, witty first half is far more interesting, even if it's ultimately more amusing than funny.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
06/25/09
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Bob Funk is terrifically cast and performed, with some good lines. Shame the story and character development are so cliché and banal.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
03/25/09
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out New York

Much like its titular character, the film itself has some serious growing up to do and needs a strong dose of warmth and charisma.

Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
03/22/09
Avi Offer
Avi Offer
NYC Movie Guru

A solid cast helps this quirky little comedy of existential angst.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
03/20/09
Eric Monder
Eric Monder
Film Journal International

Looks like a comedy, acts like a comedy and sounds like a comedy, but it isn’t funny.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
03/20/09
Nathan Lee
Nathan Lee
New York Times
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[Bob Funk] insists that we find charm in its protagonist's most odious behavior.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
03/17/09
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Village Voice

A showcase for writer/director Craig Carlisle, Bob Funk is a broad, functional contrivance that has its jaunty moments, but doesn't work as a whole.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/27/09
Mark Keizer
Mark Keizer
Boxoffice Magazine

If you can get through the tedious first half of Bob Funk, there's actually a decent little character study waiting on the other side.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
02/27/09
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Chicago Tribune

Carlisle's film is designed with a certain suburban flatness that at times perfectly reflects Bob's inner deadness, though not his periodic spurts of sarcastic rage.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/27/09
Robert Koehler
Robert Koehler
Variety
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Movies -- especially inconsequential, earnest comedies like Bob Funk -- about how people “achieved” their sobriety — are as fascinating as listening to people recount the plot of their dreams.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
02/26/09
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
L.A. Weekly
 
 
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