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  • 2014
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2014
  • 1 h 26 m

Summary Celebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own p...

Directed By: Seth Fisher

Written By: Seth Fisher

  • 2014
  • 1 h 26 m
  • 2014
  • 1 h 26 m

Blumenthal

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
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Summary Celebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife Cheryl and son Ethan must grapple with their own p...

Directed By: Seth Fisher

Written By: Seth Fisher

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
40
14% Positive
1 Review
57% Mixed
4 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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Mixed or Average Based on 7 Critic Reviews
40
14% Positive
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57% Mixed
4 Reviews
29% Negative
2 Reviews

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83
Mar 27, 2014
Heralding the arrival of Seth Fisher as a voice to watch, Blumenthal is much like its characters: a frankly funny and original piece of work.
By Katie Walsh FULL REVIEW
60
Mar 27, 2014
Sharp yet overdetermined, Blumenthal doesn’t breathe naturally — it’s a comedy in a box. Just not a box that everyone will want to open.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 27, 2014
This effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
50
Mar 25, 2014
Fisher's filmmaking, aside from a couple scenes between Ethan and his best friend (Alexander Cendese) that are nicely composed in long-take two-shots, is too consistently flat to make the material spark.
By Danny King FULL REVIEW
40
Mar 27, 2014
This effort offers some mild amusement but lacks the anarchic wit to make it anything more than a slight diversion.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
30
Apr 3, 2014
A limp facsimile of a Woody Allen ensembler set in a familiar world of New York Jewish intellectuals — minus only the wit, and the intellect.
By Scott Foundas FULL REVIEW
20
Mar 27, 2014
The problem with this hyper-verbal comedy is in the title.
By Joe Neumaier FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Gone Fishing Pictures, Act Zero Films, Red Czar Films
Release Date Mar 28, 2014
Duration 1 h 26 m
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Website https://www.facebook.com/Blumenthalmovie
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Awards

Oldenburg Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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