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62 out of 100

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5.5 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Starring: Greta Gerwig, Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis
  • Summary: While the Duplass Brothers were shooting their last feature film The Puffy Chair, a crew member raised the question “what’s the scariest thing you can think of?” Someone immediately said “a guy with a bag on his head staring into your window.” Some agreed, but some thought it was downright ridiculous and, if anything, funny (but definitely not scary). Thus, BAGHEAD was born, an attempt to take the absurdly low-concept idea of a “guy with a bag on his head” and make a funny, truthful, endearing film that, maybe, just maybe, was a little bit scary, too. (Sony Pictures Classics)… Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 2 out of 23
  1. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Shawn Levy
    83
    Baghead has a nearly documentary quality that infuses it with a sense of heightened stakes and real peril. In a characteristically offhanded way, it's cunningly skillful.
  2. NPR
    Reviewed by: Bob Mondello
    60
    Spectacularly self-absorbed protagonists step on each other, jockeying first for position, and ultimately for survival.
  3. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    38
    If you walk out after 10 or 15 minutes, you will have seen the best parts of the film.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. D-Slice
    9
    I really enjoyed Baghead, the first film from the Duplass Brothers that I have seen. It is a nice, simple premise film that makes it seem like a good enough filmmaker can make a movie out of any premise and still make it enjoyable. But Baghead's most positive factor is that the characters exist in a reality, full of awkward moments, humor, and surprising bursts of actually scary moments (although not overtly and not in excess) that I really enjoyed. Steve Zissis provides a particularly funny performance and Greta Gerwig is always fun to watch, especially because this was when she was in her early, breakout indie films. I feel like Steve Zissis could have gone on to bigger roles in bigger films, but, ah. In short, this is a breezy, funny, real, admirably small, and kinda scary film, and that is something to cherish.… Expand
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  2. conschobhar
    6
    I rather liked this film. The cast is awesome! Greta Gerwig is a charming scene-stealer here as she was in house of the devil. Ross Partridge and Steve Zissis are adorable as two long-time buds.… Expand
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  3. JayH.
    5
    Good effort, but overall it just didn't work for me. The cast does a good job, and the low budget doesn't hinder the film, I just never found it engrossing.… Expand
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