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Avg. Critic Score: 68 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
13 OK for kids 13+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 91
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Each and every character in Christopher Guest's latest hilarious cultural corrective is something inspiring to behold. Read full review

  • 90
    The Hollywood Reporter | Michael Rechtshaffen

    The outrageously hilarious For Your Consideration was well worth the wait. Again delivered with comic precision by Guest's crack repertory company, his patented brand of parody takes affectionate but deadly aim at its awards buzz mania target and the results aren't just funny, they're face-hurting funny. Read full review

  • 88
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Catherine O'Hara is comic perfection as Marilyn Hack. Read full review

  • 80
    Variety | Eddie Cockrell

    It will garner critical huzzahs from those it lampoons, which will broaden the duo's (Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy) fan base. Read full review

  • 75
    San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalle

    Some people may be put off that For Your Consideration lands in a serious place. But I see it as evidence of an expanding vision, of continued artistic growth. Read full review

  • 70
    Los Angeles Times | Carina Chocano

    The movie does have its flashes of genius. "Home for Purim," the movie, is set in the Deep South, where Yiddish is spoken with a drawl. Read full review

  • 70
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Funny? Yes. Revealing? No. By and large, the movie is content to offer amusing caricatures and leave it at that. Read full review

  • 63
    USA Today | Claudia Puig

    Some of us look forward to Guest films the way others pine for installments of Bond or "Star Trek." This skewering of Hollywood will entertain we "Guesties," but it's not at the top of his roster of parodies. Read full review

  • 50
    Washington Post | Ann Hornaday

    Things take a nasty turn in the film's bilious third act, suggesting that Guest's deepest gift -- his expansive humanism -- stops at the studio gates. Read full review

  • 40
    Wall Street Journal | Joe Morgenstern

    Ms. O'Hara, like almost everyone else, falls victim to a prevailing tone that's short on wit and long on self-congratulation. Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says OK for kids 13+ Improv master Guest takes on Tinseltown.
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this "mockumentary" is aimed more at adults than kids, but teens who've enjoyed director Christopher Guest's earlier films (including Best in Show) may very well want to see it. It's satirical treatment contains references to same-sex relationships, prostitutes, ethnic jokes, and superficial people who are only thinking of themselves -- but make it seem like they're thinking of everyone else. It's all about the superficial world of Hollywood, where the bottom line is more important than people. The movie's goal is to satirize that world, but some kids may miss the subtler digs and spoofs.
  • Families can talk about the format of the "mockumentary." What can the filmmakers get away with saying because the movie is a spoof? Does the fact that the movie is a satire shed light on why our society places so much importance on the people in the entertainment industry and their views? Why do so many people look up to air-brushed, magazine-cover stars? Who should get the awards in our society -- someone who makes $50 million at the box office, or someone who's promoting world peace? What message does the movie send about Hollywood in the end?
The good stuff
  • message true0 Positive messages: Every superficial quirk of Hollywood is examined, from plastic surgery to air kisses to trendy wardrobes. The message (which is intended as satire): Money is more important than people.
What to watch for
  • violence false0 Violence: Not an issue
  • sex false0 Sex: References to same-sex relationships, prostitutes, women in tight outfits with plenty of cleavage.
  • language false3 Language: "Ass," "damn," "f--k" (one time).
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Crystal Geyser bottled water.
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false3 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Some drinking and smoking.
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