
When eight friends meet for their monthly couples brunch, what starts as an impromptu therapy session/airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged, with surprising results.... (Full plot summary below)
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When eight friends meet for their monthly couples brunch, what starts as an impromptu therapy session/airing of domestic grievances takes a sudden catastrophic turn when the city falls victim to a mysterious attack. Trapped in the house and unsure of their fates, these seemingly normal people become increasingly unhinged, with surprising results.
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| indieWireEric KohnWriter-director Todd Berger, improving his technique with his second feature-length credit following "The Scenesters," combines enough energetic performances with charged wit to make this one doomsday comedy that earns the right to its familiar backdrop. |
| Scene-Stealers.comAbby OlceseThe movie may not always be a knee-slapper, but it's smart, creative, and oddly sweet. At the very least, you'll probably never think of brunch the same way again. |
| Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe script excels at character-driven laughs, cerebral yet goofy, without resorting to sitcom stereotypes or genitalia-focused stupidity. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesJim EmersonThe movie’s funniest touches are quiet flashes of character, expertly timed and nimbly played by a deft ensemble. It’s a Disaster is consistently funny, but you wince more often than you laugh out loud. It’s like a Christopher Guest improvisational farce with the volume turned down to 5. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA character-driven drama that mixes humor and seriousness when eight people are forced to take stock of their options as a nerve-gas cloud heads their way. |
| NPRScott TobiasCross may not earn the broad recognition he deserves for his performance in It's a Disaster, a droll apocalypse comedy of exceedingly modest scale and even more modest commercial appeal. But it's still a master class in how to play the straight man right. |
| FlavorwireJason BaileyWhat an odd, funny, invigorating little movie. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinThe apocalypse is the catalyst for a dissection of modern self-absorption; there's nothing like a major disaster to rouse you from a technologically-induced zombie state. |
| Television Without PityEthan AlterIt's not laugh-out-loud hysterical, but the ensemble -- Cross and the always-amusing Hayes in particular -- establishes a just-zany-enough rapport that's enjoyable rather than irritating. |
| Film School RejectsKate ErblandThere are plenty more surprises in store for the couples who brunch and the lucky audiences who get to watch them do so. |