The plotline (derived from Hamlet) soon goes flat.
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02/09/06
Strange Brew (1983)
70 %
Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 14 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 6.5/10
Consensus:
Strange Brew is not without its rough patches, but it earns points just for having the chutzpah to attempt a booze-fueled take on Hamlet.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: SCTV's Bob and Doug Mackenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) star as two wacky beer guzzling "hosers" who set out on a zany plot to score a free case of brew. They meet the beautiful Pam (Lynne Griffin) and decide to help save her recently acquired brewery from the diabolical Brewmeister Smith... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin
Reviews
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Top Critic
No, there's nothing intelligent here -- just a couple of likable fellows trying to stop mad Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) from gaining control of the world.
05/13/08
The film celebrates stupidity and would likely have caused an international incident if Canadians weren't so nice, but it essentially lives up to its premise, once in a while coming up with a gag that is halfway funny.
05/13/08
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one.
08/30/04
Top Critic
Just odd enough to skate by; you remember the singular tone of the film long after the gags have faded.
03/18/04
[A] funny movie about a couple of Canadians who sit around and drink a lot.
03/10/03
Strange Brew, incidental and faintly funny as it may be, was the start of a legacy much longer and significant than itself.
10/29/02
When the brothers aren’t onscreen, you might consider relieving yourself of the beverages you consumed earlier in the movie.
02/13/01
It's funnier than most of ths films Hollywood passes off as humor ten years later.
01/01/00
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