Spoiler Alert

Name: Spoiler Alert
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: December 2, 2022
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Allegra Heart, Antoni Porowski, Ben Aldridge, Bill Irwin, Braxton Fannin

2022

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Focus Features | Release Date: December 2, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Allegra Heart, Antoni Porowski, Ben Aldridge, Bill Irwin, Braxton Fannin, Brody Caines, Corey Saucier, Jeffery Self, Jim Parsons, Josh Pais, Megan Irminger, Nikki M. James, Sally Field, Shunori Ramanathan, Supriya Ganesh, Tara Summers, Winslow Bright

Summary: Based on Michael Ausiello’s best-selling memoir Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, the film is a heartwarming, funny and life-affirming story of how Michael (Jim Parsons) and Kit’s (Ben Aldridge) relationship is transformed and deepened when one of them falls ill.

Director: Michael Showalter

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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Patrick Gomez

Dec 2, 2022

Anchored by the ridiculously charming Aldridge's chemistry with Parsons (distant but effective in comparison), Spoiler Alert defies expectations throughout, refusing to adhere to one genre or storytelling convention. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Dec 7, 2022

Director Showalter (who mined similar territory in “The Big Sick,” one of the best movies of 2017) and screenwriters David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage display a deft touch for blending wry humor with heartfelt drama, and Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge have a natural and comfortable chemistry in a story that hits a lot of familiar notes but contains some creatively clever devices while packing, yes, a whole lot of heart. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Katie Rife

Dec 9, 2022

This is a nice film. A sweet film. A film you can watch with your mother-in-law. Read full review

Jocelyn Noveck

Dec 6, 2022

At times Spoiler Alert feels like an edgy, clever film that plays wittily on the main character’s lifelong obsession with TV. At others, it feels like a more formulaic, holiday-themed tearjerker — the passing years are marked in a Christmas card montage! — that wrings our tears in unsubtle ways. Read full review

Siddhant Adlakha

Dec 8, 2022

Real-life tragic romance Spoiler Alert is kneecapped by the plainness of its storytelling, and only marginally saved by its performances. Read full review

Jim Slotek

Dec 6, 2022

Ultimately, Spoiler Alert is earnest, emotional, good-hearted and edgeless. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Dec 13, 2022

By the time the interminable finale reaches, over-reaches and gracelessly makes its exit, we’ve lost track of anything we found sweet, funny, charming or touching that came before it. Read full review

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kaynd

Dec 13, 2022

One of the best movies i’ve seen in a long time. I really enjoyed it, it’s a tear jerker and has a good sense of humor, i recommend it

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fra92

Dec 4, 2022

I literally cried my eyes out. I loved this movie and this story so much. It's so authentic, and heartbreaking but funny and heartwarming. Besides an incredible cast, the character of Michael (I am a big fan of Ausiello as well) felt so awkwardly close to what many people are, complex,I literally cried my eyes out. I loved this movie and this story so much. It's so authentic, and heartbreaking but funny and heartwarming. Besides an incredible cast, the character of Michael (I am a big fan of Ausiello as well) felt so awkwardly close to what many people are, complex, difficult and charming. A piece of queer cinema that I won't forget!… Expand

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JLuis_001

Dec 30, 2022

I'm not quite sure about making the comparison, but I couldn't help myself from making it in my head while watching it, as Spoiler Alert accomplishes with stunning ease what Bros couldn't.

However, the big problem is that this film tackles a dramatic side that clouds the connection andI'm not quite sure about making the comparison, but I couldn't help myself from making it in my head while watching it, as Spoiler Alert accomplishes with stunning ease what Bros couldn't.

However, the big problem is that this film tackles a dramatic side that clouds the connection and relationship of Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge's characters, which is basically the driving force of this story.
Had this been a full-on comedy, it would have been great to see their interactions vary, but being a drama where one is dealing with an illness, there are only so many places the two of them can explore.

Nonetheless, I found Spoiler Alert to be a pretty effective film, even if its proposed plot has been seen several times before.… Expand

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TVJerry

Dec 13, 2022

Just like the memoir this is based on, the film lets you know right up front that the boyfriend (Ben Aldridge) is going to die. That leaves the rest of the movie to watch their relationship develop. Jim Parsons plays the other half (and narrates), a mild-mannered writer who ends up with theJust like the memoir this is based on, the film lets you know right up front that the boyfriend (Ben Aldridge) is going to die. That leaves the rest of the movie to watch their relationship develop. Jim Parsons plays the other half (and narrates), a mild-mannered writer who ends up with the handsome guy "out of his league." When they're meeting and falling in love, the dialogue and their chemistry keeps it interesting and upbeat. Needless to say, when the illness starts, things get heavy. Surprisingly, even with a touching final scene, the emotional impact was not hankie-worthy. The premise is very Hallmark and the result pretty much stays in that mold without much to make it memorable. NOTE: Stay thru the early credits for a short video of the real guy.… Expand

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