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Trailer Park Boys - The Movie (2008)

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Reviews Counted:22

Fresh:12

Rotten:10

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Trailer Park Boys suffers from its small-screen origins, and its tasteless humor is not for everyone, but it will satisfy fans of the genre.

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: The Trailer Park Boys television show is based on a group of trailer park dwellers who live just outside of Nova Scotia. This feature-length version of their exploits finds the crew spending time... The Trailer Park Boys television show is based on a group of trailer park dwellers who live just outside of Nova Scotia. This feature-length version of their exploits finds the crew spending time in jail after a botched robbery, then planning one last crime spree so they can retire happily. [More]

Starring: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Lucy Decoutere

Starring: Robb Wells, John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, Lucy Decoutere, John Dunsworth, Patrick Roach, Sarah E. Dunsworth

Director: Mike Clattenburg

Director: Mike Clattenburg
Screenwriter: Mike Clattenburg, Robb Wells
Producer: Mike Clattenburg, Barrie Dunn
Composer: Blain Morris
Studio: Cavu Pictures

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Reviews for Trailer Park Boys - The Movie

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Very funny.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
10/17/08
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)

Unfortunately even the most loveable rogues can outstay their welcome; this is a television idea that doesn't go the distance.

Full Review Source: MovieTime, ABC Radio National | comment Comment
10/17/08
Jason Di Rosso
Jason Di Rosso
MovieTime, ABC Radio National

The film retains the TV program's balance between its natural warmth and a wonderfully crass sense of fun.

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
10/17/08
FILMINK (Australia)

You can understand why this television series struck such a chord with Canadian audiences and why the film shot to number one in that country.

Full Review Source: At the Movies (Australia) | comment Comment
10/17/08
Margaret Pomeranz
Margaret Pomeranz
At the Movies (Australia)

The three central characters are an acquired taste, probably by the same fanclub that digs loser/doper comedies like Dumb and Dumber or the terrible Aussie equivalent, You and Your Stupid Mate

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
10/10/08
Andrew L. Urban
Andrew L. Urban
Urban Cinefile

If the film's release brings more attention to this potential cult classic, then it's done its job.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
02/08/08
Marc Mohan
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

If your idea of humor is spending time with creepy-looking lowlifes who don’t have a brain among them, by all means check out Trailer Park Boys. The rest of you can save your money for better, smarter movies.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
02/06/08
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Shlomo Schwartzberg
Boxoffice Magazine

The film aims low but it keeps hitting its mark with hilarious accuracy. The bottom line for a comedy is, does it make you laugh? This one does.

Full Review Source: KPBS.org | comment Comment
02/03/08
Beth Accomando
Beth Accomando
KPBS.org

Unlikely to reap success on these shores.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
02/01/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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Co-writer/director Mike Clattenburg is right on target with his trio of inept trailer-park criminals.

Full Review Source: Newsday | comment Comment
01/31/08
John Anderson
John Anderson
Newsday

The entire cast is wonderfully committed and seems to be having a helluva time.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/31/08
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Boys functions swimmingly as both a bigscreen inflation of smallscreen icons and a fairly hilarious stand-alone.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/25/08
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Canada may have a better health care system than ours, but the popularity of the TV show Trailer Park Boys proves that when it comes to low-brow entertainment, they can go lower than Jerry Springer.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment 5 Comments
01/25/08
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News

Willfully dumb, tasteless and a little depressing.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
01/25/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is like a feature-length version of the television sitcom My Name Is Earl, only Canadian -- and not funny.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/25/08
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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I'm sure the pot-laced antics of these trashy dudes are, like, totally hilarious on Canadian TV, but they don't translate well to America or the big screen.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment 2 Comments
01/22/08
Julia Wallace
Julia Wallace
Village Voice

I envy Canada's health care system, but if Trailer Park Boys: The Movie is any indication, I don't want to be exposed to their network television.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment 2 Comments
01/11/08
Ed Gonzalez
Ed Gonzalez
Slant Magazine

You don't have to be Canadian or a fan of the TV show to get a kick out of this movie. However, you do have to enjoy drug, alcohol and strip-club humor.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
04/04/07
Jette Kernion
Jette Kernion
Cinematical

Mostly, the movie's offbeat charm comes from its appropriation of the outrageous antics of US comedies with lowkey Canadiana.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment 2 Comments
03/15/07
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The movie falls apart at the centre. Where it works, brilliantly on occasion, is at the edges.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
10/07/06
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
 
 
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