--- title: "Movie 43: the reviews" canonical: "https://film.one/film/movie-43/reviews" title_page: "https://film.one/film/movie-43" critics_score: 26 critics_reviews: 19 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Movie 43 (2013): what the critics said Critics' score 26 from 19 reviews: 0 positive, 3 mixed, 16 negative. ## Screen Daily Fi1m's normalised score 50/100 (inferred from the text). 26 January 2013. The omnibus is a total mess but perversely watchable for its raunchy, juvenile humour performed by big stars. The critic notes it settles for mildly outrageous rather than inspired comedy and is one to file away as a curiosity. [Read the review](https://www.screendaily.com/movie-43/5051107.article) ## Radio Times — Dave Aldridge Rating 2/5. 25 January 2013. This scatological collection of skits ignores boundaries of taste but offers some laughs if moral outrage is set aside. The critic highlights the hit-and-miss nature of the multi-director effort and praises the stars' willingness to embrace extreme comedy. [Read the review](https://www.radiotimes.com/movie-guide/b-i8odeb/movie-43/) ## IndieWire — Gabe Toro Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The review finds the film strains for laughs with an uninspired collection of comedy shorts featuring big stars. [Read the review](https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/culture/review-movie-43-strains-for-laughs-with-uninspired-collection-of-comedy-shorts-249565/) ## The New York Times — Stephen Holden Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic describes the star-filled anthology of crude vignettes as mostly juvenile and offensive, with participants seeming to relish being naughty. He singles out the transgressive 'Homeschooled' sketch involving forced inappropriate behavior on a child. [Read the review](https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/movies/movie-43-crude-vignettes-with-big-stars-and-directors.html) ## Vulture — David Edelstein Fi1m's normalised score 30/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic finds the star-studded raunchy anthology mostly a fiasco with poor timing and execution, though a few sketches have moments. [Read the review](https://www.vulture.com/2013/01/movie-review-movie-43-edelstein.html) ## Los Angeles Times — Sheri Linden Fi1m's normalised score 25/100 (inferred from the text). 28 January 2013. The critic deems the anthology an aggressive stupidity and monumental missed opportunity with no comic payoffs, despite some sight gags. She singles out the star power in the 'Catch' sketch with Winslet and Jackman as one of the few effective moments. [Read the review](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-xpm-2013-jan-28-la-et-mn-movie-43-20130128-story.html) ## The Guardian — Peter Bradshaw Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 29 January 2013. The critic finds the film sketchy and mostly unfunny despite star cameos; a few moments work but overall lacks laughs. [Read the review](https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jan/29/movie-43-review) ## The New Yorker — Richard Brody Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic calls the sketch-comedy feature deadly dull, unfunny, offensive, and clumsily made, viewing it as an unintended revelation of Hollywood's willingness to produce bad films. He focuses on the framing device and gross-out gags as emblematic of its cynical intent. [Read the review](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/richard-brody/movie-43-and-hollywood-exceptionalism) ## Variety — Joe Leydon Fi1m's normalised score 20/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic labels it an appalling misfire that fails to capture the spirit of classic sketch comedies, with humor ranging from juvenile to revolting. He highlights the desperate framing device with Quaid pitching to Kinnear as particularly unconvincing. [Read the review](https://variety.com/2013/film/reviews/movie-43-1117949095/) ## Empire — Kim Newman Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 3 October 2012. Festival review. The critic dismisses this multi-sketch gross-out comedy as tedious and largely offensive, with most vignettes dragging on without punchlines. [Read the review](https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/movie-43-review/) ## Slant Magazine Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 26 January 2013. The review deems the film a self-aware but relentlessly unfunny gross-out sketch comedy that fails to elevate its tired premises despite the cast. [Read the review](https://www.slantmagazine.com/film/movie-43/) ## The Hollywood Reporter — THR Staff Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic calls it one of the worst films of all time, a painfully unfunny collection of comic shorts despite A-list talent and multiple directors. [Read the review](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/movie-43-film-review-415354/) ## The Telegraph — Robbie Collin Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). 29 January 2013. The reviewer feels pity for the film which is not novel or funny, an inert end to the sketch comedy genre. [Read the review](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/9833478/Movie-43-review.html) ## Time Out Fi1m's normalised score 10/100 (inferred from the text). The critic finds the star-studded comedy anthology staggeringly unfunny and questions what possessed major Hollywood actors to appear in it. They single out the absurd and grotesque scenarios, such as Hugh Jackman with testicles on his neck, as emblematic of its lowbrow excesses. [Read the review](https://www.timeout.com/movies/movie-43) ## The Wrap Fi1m's normalised score 65/100 (inferred from the text). 25 January 2013. The critic finds the anthology of gross-out sketches juvenile and disgusting yet hilarious, particularly praising the segments featuring Kate Winslet and Halle Berry for their committed performances in outrageous situations. [Read the review](https://www.thewrap.com/movie-43-review-gross-disgusting-juvenile-hilarious-74736/) ## The Playlist — The Playlist Staff Rating C. 25 January 2013. The anthology strains for laughs with an uninspired collection of shorts mostly obsessed with genitals and scatological humor that rarely lands. A few segments show flashes of inspiration or commitment from performers, but most putter out without resolution; only James Gunn’s deranged closing sketch captures any real comedic vision. [Read the review](https://theplaylist.net/review-movie-43-strains-for-laughs-with-uninspired-collection-of-comedy-shorts-20130125/) ## Den of Geek — Ron Hogan Rating 2/5. 28 January 2013. The critic finds the anthology comedy inconsistent and mostly unfunny, with skits that fall flat despite a great cast; the best part is one skit with Terrence Howard. [Read the review](https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/movie-43-review/) ## HeyUGuys — Rob Keeling Rating 1/5. 27 January 2013. The critic calls the film a colossal misstep whose only mystery is how the stellar cast was convinced to participate. The loose wraparound and series of depraved sketches miss the mark almost entirely, producing only the lightest titters amid cringe-inducing gross-out attempts that quickly grow boring. [Read the review](https://www.heyuguys.com/movie-43-review/) ## Paste — Tyler Chase Rating 0.5. 29 January 2013. The critic's verdict is that Movie 43 is an epic failure and a black mark on everyone's résumé, insulting to audiences and not worth any money. They single out the puerile, shock-based sketches that fail to deliver laughs, like the one with Hugh Jackman having a scrotum on his neck. [Read the review](https://www.pastemagazine.com/article/movie-43) --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/movie-43.md