Deuce Bigalow is aggressively bad, as if it wants to cause suffering to the audience. The best thing about it is that it runs for only 75 minutes. : Does this sound like a movie you want to see? It sounds to me like a movie that Columbia Pictures and the film's producers : should be discussing in long, sad conversations with their inner child.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Ebert describes Deuce Bigalow as aggressively bad and says it should be a sad conversation for producers.
- In plain terms
- The movie is so bad it hurts the audience.
- What can you take from it?
- Bad movies can cause suffering.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is there a movie that caused you suffering?
Another view
Comedy can be polarizing depending on taste.
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