
Arthur (Russell Brand) is a rich, alcoholic playboy with no regards to his working life. After another drunken run-in with the law, his aloof mother has had enough and forces him to marry Susan (Jennifer Garner), a proper business woman, or else he will lose his inheritance. Just as he's engaged to Susan, he meets Naomi (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited girl who Arthur thinks is perfect for him. Any attempts at holding down a job are fruitless, so Arthur has to decide, what is ... (Full plot summary below)
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Arthur (Russell Brand) is a rich, alcoholic playboy with no regards to his working life. After another drunken run-in with the law, his aloof mother has had enough and forces him to marry Susan (Jennifer Garner), a proper business woman, or else he will lose his inheritance. Just as he's engaged to Susan, he meets Naomi (Greta Gerwig), a free-spirited girl who Arthur thinks is perfect for him. Any attempts at holding down a job are fruitless, so Arthur has to decide, what is more important: love, or his mother's money.
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| Seattle TimesMoira MacDonaldIt's pretty faithful to the original, which is to say that there's not much there other than a wispy and frequently drunken fairy tale. |
| Playboy OnlineStephen RebelloAlthough his gear-loose, party guy style fits the role, Brand's stamp on Arthur is good for some mild laughs but not much else. |
| Time OutJoshua RothkopfThe original film, for all its zaniness, existed in a recognizable Koch-era metropolis, one that paradoxically added to our hero's likable haze of denial. This time, the town is far shinier (what recession?). |
| Sarasota Herald-TribuneChristopher LloydRussell Brand creates a distinctive character based on his own persona, rather than trying to mimic Dudley Moore. He is by turns hilarious and touching, with an inner core of sweetness we haven't seen from him before. |
| IGN MoviesJim VejvodaWhen Arthur works, it can be very funny ... But there's something missing at the heart of this rather sloppily-assembled remake, a bit of Big Apple bite to complement the story's overall fairy tale nature. |
| BrianOrndorf.comBrian OrndorfIt's difficult to believe in Arthur, to root for his well-being after enduring 100 minutes of tepidly scripted buffoonery and shrill improvisation. Arthur doesn't need love, he needs a ball gag. |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg MakiThere is no real reason for this movie to exist, but with Brand's winning star turn, it's likable and its heart is in the right place. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaGives Brand ample opportunity and excuse to trot out his wisecracking, chemically-addled man-child schtick in a sturdy and believable narrative context. |
| The SpectatorDeborah RossWhereas [Dudley] Moore somehow managed to make his Arthur endearing and lovable, Brand's Arthur is puerile, infantile and hateful. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallBrand is amusing, in a nutty "Get Him to the Greek" sort of way, while Moore delivered one of the funniest performances ever. |