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Kabluey (2008)

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Reviews Counted:37

Fresh:31

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.9/10

Consensus: An effecting treatise on modern alienation, Scott Prendergast's story of a hapless loser who finds recognition by donning a featureless suit is full of whimsy and sorrow.

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Inept Salman (Scott Prendergast) comes to help his sister-in-law (Lisa Kudrow) tend to her homicidal toddlers while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a... Inept Salman (Scott Prendergast) comes to help his sister-in-law (Lisa Kudrow) tend to her homicidal toddlers while Salman's brother is off fighting in Iraq. Salman must take a humiliating job as a giant blue corporate mascot to help make ends meet and hold the family together. Packed with a parade of delightful comedy character actors, KABLUEY is a hilarious, unique and heartfelt comedy. --© Regent Releasing [More]

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor

Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Parnell, Conchata Ferrell

Director: Scott Prendergast

Director: Scott Prendergast
Screenwriter: Scott Prendergast
Studio: Regent Releasing

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...a low-key comedy perfectly tuned for our times.

Full Review Source: Film.com | comment Comment
02/02/09
Mark Bourne
Mark Bourne
Film.com

Short on substance, despite a watchable supporting cast and an amiable overall tenor.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
10/18/08
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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an anthem for hard times

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/29/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Kabluey nearly implodes in the opening moments but swiftly finds its footing.

Full Review Source: What Would Toto Watch? | comment Comment
09/16/08
Christian Toto
Christian Toto
What Would Toto Watch?

An impressive debut both on screen and off.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
08/22/08
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

Prendergast doesn't chase alternative statements, he wants to make people laugh, and Kabluey is one of the more inventive, invigorating productions to come out of the industry's lonely right field.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
08/12/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

This heartfelt film, though a bit uneven, is touching most of the time, funny some of the time, but always original and appealing.

Full Review Source: culturevulture.net | comment Comment
08/01/08
Emily S. Mendel
Emily S. Mendel
culturevulture.net

While it borrows from obvious sources, Kabluey eventually comes into its own as a wacky commentary on the state of America in the fifth year of the Iraq war.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
08/01/08
Walter V. Addiego
Walter V. Addiego
San Francisco Chronicle

Quirky and undisturbed, unaffected and unaffecting.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
07/25/08
Josh Rosenblatt
Josh Rosenblatt
Austin Chronicle

Dramedy with mature themes is light on substance.

Full Review Source: Common Sense Media | comment Comment
07/14/08
S. Jhoanna Robledo
S. Jhoanna Robledo
Common Sense Media

Subtle, strange and off-kilter without becoming self-consciously quirky.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
07/14/08
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

A dark piece of whimsy that enchants and befuddles in equal measure.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
07/11/08
Robert Abele
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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In costume and character, Prendergast is a little funny and more than a little sad. So is the film.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
07/10/08
Nathan Rabin
Nathan Rabin
AV Club

Kabluey, which has no discernible political agenda, is wildly uneven and often seems like a short stretched to feature length. But it's also kind of oddly endearing.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
07/10/08
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

If it comes to your city, be sure to check out one of the lost gems of the year.

Full Review Source: Paste Magazine | comment Comment
07/10/08
Sean Gandert
Sean Gandert
Paste Magazine

The funniest movie I've seen this year.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
07/10/08
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger

The Austin-shot movie catches the nation's mood of economic anxiety and workplace exploitation more pungently than anything else in theaters.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
07/10/08
Jim Ridley
Jim Ridley
Village Voice

An offbeat a comedy of discomfort.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
07/10/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

The filmmakers here not only disguise what they would like to say about the long-waged war, they obscure the message, leaving one with not much more than a few brief glimpses of the war’s effects amidst a number of quirky distractions.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
07/07/08
Tim Cogshell
Tim Cogshell
Boxoffice Magazine

In the recent epidemic of comedies about 30-something men in the throes of severe arrested development, he is one of the most pitifully incompetent losers.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
07/07/08
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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