Beneath its eccentric premise, Kabluey is a deceptively insightful tale infused with a gentleness and humour that fans of independent film and folks who simply love good storytelling will treasure
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07/05/08
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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... [More]
Starring: Lisa Kudrow, Scott Prendergast, Teri Garr, Christine Taylor
Director: Scott Prendergast
Reviews for Kabluey
There are worse ways to spend an evening at a movie theater than this movie that is far better with sight gags than character development, plot or dialog.
07/05/08
Prendergast seems clueless that an excess of pure weirdness won't lead to an excess of laughs. It won't.
07/04/08
Light-hearted, utterly charming, low-budget screwball comedy about loneliness and alienation - with timely, touching, thought-provoking relevance.
07/03/08
Another tired family values tale about women who make bad parents without men around. Not to mention that wives of deployed military men don't need to struggle to make ends meet or for health insurance, the government does that. Kaphooey.
07/03/08
Pulls off what may be the best evocation of contemporary alienation in a movie so far this year.
07/02/08
Dark humor abounds with Lisa Kudrow in a melancholy but humorous role of a woman whose husband has been recalled into Iraq leaving her with two bratty kids to take care of.
07/01/08
There's real wit to Prendergast's aesthetic.
06/30/08
A charming low-budget ensemble piece funny enough to be a surprise sleeper with enduring appeal, ala My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Little Miss Sunshine of years past.
06/28/08
A pleasing antidote to audiences tired of the summer movie blockbuster season, Kabluey is an affecting, noble-hearted charmer.
06/24/08
A "rabbit-out-of-the-hat" invention that's so cool and charming they couldn't blast you out of your seat. Magic. Genius.
06/23/08
Prendergast is clearly a force to be reckoned with -- his fearless performance as Salman/Kabluey is a thing of beauty, and his sense of story and humor are note-perfect.
06/06/08
There is oddness and whimsy and ingenuity -- exactly what it takes to get an indie film noticed.
05/25/08
Here's hoping you'll be able to see Kabluey somewhere near you at some point. It's well worth it.
05/12/08
This charming, pointed comedy is a genuine discovery.
05/12/08
Top CriticIt's a sweet, ingenious, twisted and surreal comedy, kind of Samuel Beckett by way of Adam Sandler.
04/03/08
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