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Movie Overview
Cast
• Danny R. McBride
• Ben Best
• Mary-Jane Bostic
MPAA Rating
R - for strong language and some sexual content
Video/DVD Releases
Sep 23, 2008 (DVD)
The Foot Fist Way (2008)

REVIEWS
NEWS
INTERVIEWS
OTHER
OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh
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3.5/5
"Built out of the 'asshole as hero' mode of amusement...The Foot Fist Way is a collection of contradictory ideals gelling effortlessly into a smart, savvy whole."  PopMatters  Bill Gibron

D+
"A low-budget wannabe cult comedy shot three years ago, only recently graduating from underground DVD circulation to a small theatrical release. It should've stayed in obscurity."  BrianOrndorf.com  Brian Orndorf

2/5
"Worse things can and will happen this year than The Foot Fist Way being a small success."  Filmcritic.com  Chris Cabin

B-
"For a low budget, independent comedy made in 19 days, "The Foot Fist Way" is a clever and surprisingly satisfying effort from first-time director and co-writer Jody Hill."  ColeSmithey.com  Cole Smithey

B
"A raucous and often very funny examination of a man who is a loser in every possible respect."  EricDSnider.com  Eric D. Snider

3/4
"The film's funniest moment caught me at a loss of breath, and at its best has other moments providing extended laughs, if not of the breathtaking variety."  eFilmCritic.com  Erik Childress

D
"Tae kwan don't...as stupid and irritating as its protagonist."  One Guy's Opinion  Frank Swietek

1/5
"Martial arts "comedy" is crude, mean and unfunny."  Common Sense  James Rocchi

C+
"Director Jody Hill...maintains his odd tone throughout and caps off the news that Fred's been cuckholded with one of the funniest camera moves since the Coen Brothers floated over a drunk in "Blood Simple.""  Reeling Reviews  Laura Clifford

2.5/4
"The filmmaking is rough around the edges, but the dialogue is dead on, McBride, Hill and Best nail their characters (it would be easy to assume they're just playing themselves) and the stunts are uncomfortably convincing."  TV Guide's Movie Guide  Maitland McDonagh

2.5/4
"Stays doggedly true to its idiosyncratic off-kilter vibe."  Slant Magazine  Nick Schager

1/5
"I have read reviews from seemingly sensible critics who have found this one to be equally amusing, which would indicate that they are all on some wavelength that I am as yet not privy to or that I need to recalibrate my conception of the word "sensible.""  eFilmCritic.com  Peter Sobczynski

C+
"...amuses as you watch but does not have the shoulders to last long in your mind after leaving the theater."  Reeling Reviews  Robin Clifford
OFCS Rating: 62% Fresh
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