Laugh Killer Laugh

Name: Laugh Killer Laugh
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: April 24, 2015
Duration: 100 min

2015

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| Release Date: April 24, 2015 | Not Rated

Summary: A jewel thief named Frank Stone (William Forsythe) is a very deeply disturbed, anti-social, milquetoast who finds no joy or humor in anything—until he awakens from a deep coma with a changed personality.

Director: Kamal Ahmed

Genre(s): Drama, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 100 min

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Martin Tsai

Apr 23, 2015

Self-discovery through artistic expression is often trite, but Frank's rehabilitation and transformation readily win us over when we're least expecting it. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Apr 23, 2015

Laugh Killer Laugh is a tired parody that seems to have been constructed from received notions of noir and mob movies. Even the jazzy score sounds like an affectation. Read full review

Rob Staeger

Apr 23, 2015

Conversations meander and fizzle; characters repeat themselves, speaking in banalities and clichés. Read full review

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quincytheodore

Jun 5, 2015

Ambitious, but ultimately lackluster and inaccessible dark comedy. There have been many movies which utilizes dark theme of crime cynically, even amongst them Laugh Killer Laugh is one of the quirkiest. It takes so much liberty on presenting the dark narrative, it ends up dry and incoherent.Ambitious, but ultimately lackluster and inaccessible dark comedy. There have been many movies which utilizes dark theme of crime cynically, even amongst them Laugh Killer Laugh is one of the quirkiest. It takes so much liberty on presenting the dark narrative, it ends up dry and incoherent. The most notable anomalies are the exhausting script and the rigid lead character which frankly repels the audience's sympathy.

This is the story of Frank Stone, a gangster in lamentation. He wanders unemotionally at times, barely uttering words for the majority of the movie. Meanwhile, his colleague narrates the story with too much crude delivery, it becomes less audience friendly. It uses plenty of self-awareness about the genre and deliberately makes fun of it, half of the plot is Frank attending writing class as a sort of realism commentary.

However, it's done with tiresome dialogues resembling drunken banter. Heck, some of these are actually drunken banters. They talk in cryptic, brash and repetitive manner, occasionally to themselves and even the audience. The screenplay seems forced, and despite the ambitious take on the gritty subject, the movie feels detached. It demands patience from audience since it takes quite a while to build up and event then it’s littered with inconsistent narrative.

Acting and cinematography are done to emulate real life. The shots are all taken in diagonal claustrophobic angle and most of the scenes have heavy 80s action movie atmosphere. Unfortunately, the characters are either highly exaggerated or extremely cliché. It also displays incredibly gory scene out of nowhere, which is far from appealing.

While it tries to deliver cynicism on crime element, the bizarre script and unsympathetic characters will deter casual viewers and genre fans alike.… Expand

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