
En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, middle-aged comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert.... (Full plot summary below)
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En route to meet his estranged daughter and attempting to revive his dwindling career, a broken, middle-aged comedian plays a string of dead-end shows in the Mojave desert.
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| Slant MagazineChris CabinIt conjures a menacing perspective on how the titular occupation hulls out empathy and cultivates a particularly unsettling strain of cynicism. |
| Globe and MailJohn SemleyLike Hamburger's meta-hacky comedy routine, the film confronts and challenges in order to produce something increasingly rare in American cinema: an active, engaged experience. |
| Paste MagazineAndy CrumpEntertainment isn't an easy film to endure, but it is enchantingly noxious. We can't look away. |
| IndiewireEric KohnWhile Entertainment lacks the focused critique of "The Comedy," it nevertheless offers a fascinating look at the tension between personal aspirations and the harsh realities holding them back. |
| The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisMr. Alverson jacks up the tension with exquisite restraint. |
| Village VoiceCalum MarshIt's what new films ought to strive for: to strike back against the familiar. |
| Village VoiceAmy NicholsonEntertainment is a painful, poetic watch. |
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