Kate Dollenmayer,
Christian Rudder,
Myles Paige,
Jennifer L. Schaper,
Lissa Patton Rudder
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American independent filmmaker Andrew Bujalski makes his feature debut as a writer/director with the microbudgeted Funny Ha Ha. Shot on-location in Boston on 16 mm film, the movie is predominately cas... read more
DVD Release Date: August 16, 2005
Stats: 212 reviews
This has been on my to-watch list for a while. Even considered buying it as it has been hard to find as a rental. Have to say, glad I didn't buy it now, but still glad to have seen it.
It is quite a nice little story, but kind of pointless. I think a lot of people would feel ... read more
Unconventional low-budget offering that goes for reality. The reality is though that this film is just too preoccupied with its realism leaving for a bland and pointless film. It fearlessly represents the awkwardness of that time in ones life where jobs and relationships are hard... read more
Cassavetes for kids! Seriously, a testament to the potential of grass roots filmmaking, chock full of idiosyncratic, feral performances guided by Bujalski's penetrating organic script and direction.
While the film has a true lived-in feel, and demonstrates a burgeoning talent on the part of its young auteur, its portrait of young slackers lacks the freshness to overcome its all too vivid malaise.
By simply re-creating what he has observed, Bujalski has created a tender, funny and stealthily affecting portrait of youthful powerlessness and frustration. Full Review
A beautifully observant and wholly unpretentious film with roots more in Cassavetes than Sundance-style showbiz. Full Review
It raises so many little questions and offers so many quiet insights that one sitting isn't enough. Full Review
Like his heroes Mike Leigh and John Cassavetes, Bujalski has a knack for the genuine moment: using rudimentary lighting and a lively ensemble of nonprofessionals, he creates a convincing slacker lands... Full Review
A smartly observed, unpretentious, and unconventional comedy of manners. Full Review
Funny Ha Ha is a reality bite of a story that's as substantial as the Gummi Bears the befuddled characters eat.
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