The Foot Fist Way (2008)
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Reviews Counted:80
Fresh:44
Rotten:36
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: The rough edges and biting humor of this martial arts comedy will keep audiences laughing and cringing in turns.
Theatrical Release:26-09-2008
Synopsis: The literal translation of "Tae Kwan Do," THE FOOT FIST WAY is a hilarious look at a suburban North Carolina strip mall martial arts school run by a bullying egotist (Danny McBride). Shot on the... [More]
Reviews for The Foot Fist Way
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Watching the movie, even when it's not working -- which is a lot of the time -- one doesn't tire of McBride. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Watchable mockumentary with strong performances, but it's not as funny as it should have been and is ultimately both depressing and uncomfortable to sit through. Full Review |
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2/5 |
But the annoying McBride often resorts to foul-mouthed tirades and so lacks Ricky Gervais’s warmth. Full Review |
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 3/5 |
When it works, The Foot Fist Way is among the most painfully funny comedies of the year. Alas, there’s just as much here that doesn’t quite hit home, making for a lot of dead air between the gags. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Cut from the same cringe-inducing cloth as The Office and Napoleon Dynamite, this low-budget comedy about a clueless Tae Kwan Do tutor punches, chops and karate-kicks above its weight. Full Review |
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2/5 |
This could have been The Karate Kid done as The Office, but in the end drops to its knees as The Flat-Foot Ham-Fisted Way. Full Review |
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From a bunch of minor Judd Apatow protégés, a dispiriting low-budget series of witless, misogynistic sketches masquerading as comedy. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Shot on video, more vérité than mockumentary in style, Foot Fist shames bigger-budgeted fare with its gags-to-bucks ratio. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The comedy is of the kind that makes you wince rather than laugh; the camerawork is defiantly ugly and the performances are unpolished. Full Review |
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3/5 |
A funny showcase for rising star Danny McBride, if not quite the second comedy coming it's being marketed as. Full Review |
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3/6 |
While most of the deadpan remarks hit the spot, the erratic sketch-like editing and overall slapdash structure give it an air of incompleteness. Fun in parts, slipshod in others. Full Review |
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4/5 |
A striking low-budget debut that manages to combine deadpan one-liners, pathos, physical comedy and fighting stars. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Being a filmmaker myself, I have an affection for directors who gather all the money they can and just go for it. But the humor is not consistent enough for me to fully recommend this. Full Review |
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C+ |
Click to read the article Full Review |
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3/5 |
Has an irresistible charm and infectious energy. Full Review |
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4/5 |
This is a really small film, shot in 19 days, and it's a little rough around the edges, but it's got a huge comic heart that's undeniable. Full Review |
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The blatant, inarticulate idiocy of McBride's Simmons is, in a certain way, endearing. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
It’s almost funny, or theoretically funny. It’s just not actually funny. Full Review |
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3/10 |
...there is no way of my getting around saying how badly amateurish the film is and how prosaic it can be. Full Review |
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