
Jackie (Robert DeNiro) is a comic icon, attempting to reinvent himself despite his audience only wanting to know him as a television character he played earlier in his career. After accosting an audience member, Jackie is sentenced to community service where he meets Harmony Schiltz (Leslie Mann).... (Full plot summary below)
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Jackie (Robert DeNiro) is a comic icon, attempting to reinvent himself despite his audience only wanting to know him as a television character he played earlier in his career. After accosting an audience member, Jackie is sentenced to community service where he meets Harmony Schiltz (Leslie Mann).
Leave your thoughts about The Comedian.
| Fort Worth WeeklyKristian M. LinInconsequential but insightful drama about funny people. |
| New YorkerRichard BrodyThe plot is forced and flimsy, the characters are thinly conceived, and the comic writing is often cringeworthy. |
| Tampa Bay TimesSteve PersallThe Comedian is a phony movie about funny people, starring a great actor understanding next to nothing about stand-up comedy. |
| AARP Movies for GrownupsBill NewcottI laughed more at Manchester by the Sea |
| Entertainment WeeklyJoey NolfiThe Comedian explores the dynamics of such unorthodox attraction with its heart in the right place, but for all of its performative charm, it still suffers the untimely misfortune of following an old, white man grousing about the state of affairs as the world diversifies around him. |
| BeliefnetNell MinowThe greatest acting challenge in this movie is pretending Jackie is funny. |
| Detroit NewsAdam GrahamThere's a big problem at the center of "The Comedian": It's not funny. At all. |
| Film Journal InternationalSimi HorwitzA wit-free comedy that defies classification (and not in a good way). |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordDe Niro and Mann prove a surprisingly punchy pair. |
| Bowling Green Daily NewsMicheal ComptonAn overstuffed character study that wastes the talented cast in a film that feels like it is several movies fighting with each other. |