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18 out of 27 people found the following review useful:
Not painfully bad, just bad., 2 October 2012

Author: Mitch_Rockwell from United States

This is another one of those little micro-budget comedies that you'll probably only end up seeing if you really like one or two of the cast members and then you'll quickly forget about when it's over. The ensemble is great on paper, with reliable names like Charlie Hunnam, Chris O'Dowd, Lizzy Caplan and Ron Perlman filling out the main roster -- but it's just such a flat and forgettable journey. Hunnam is the only one who brings much of a spark to his time on screen, but he's often dragged down by the weakness of the script and the poorly written characters around him. Not to say that his character is written any better, he's just one big cliché of the constantly crapped on victim in his '20s and the film doesn't ever try to remove him from that area.

Written and directed by Jordan Roberts, 3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom is mostly just a disappointment, as I found myself sitting and thinking about what kind of great under-the-radar comedy could have been created with such quality actors at its disposable. Instead this fits more in tune with that last word, an utterly disposable journey with no genuine laughs and maybe a few mild chuckles, primarily thanks to the few scenes with Hunnam and Ron Perlman, going majorly against type here as an ex-con in drag. I like this cast a whole lot and kept wanting it to deliver something worthy of their talents, but there's a reason this feels like it's been sitting on the shelf for years (given how Hunnam looks, it seems like it was shot at least half a decade ago).

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10 out of 12 people found the following review useful:
Hilarious, 27 December 2012

Author: purplewombat1923 from Australia

Before I watched this movie, I looked up the reviews on IMDb. A few people gave it a good score, but many said it was crap. In fact, the ratings were so bad, I had to see for myself how bad it really was. I'm so glad I did. It was hilarious! Chris O'Dowd, Charlie Hunnam, Ron Perlman & Chris Noth were all excellent! Chris O'Dowd is funny in pretty much any movie I've seen him in, but I actually hadn't seen Charlie Hunnam in anything except Sons of Anarchy before this. I was surprised at how marvellous both he and Ron Perlman were in a comedic role. Please don't be put off by all the negative reviews. If you aren't offended by sex talk or occasional nudity, I thoroughly recommend it. By the way, I'm a 57 year old grandmother! 7.5/10

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13 out of 24 people found the following review useful:
awfully bad., 10 October 2012

Author: Shankru_Spam_Begone from Upmarket Residences of Rajagiriya

I made the mistake of paying to watch this film. It is almost dreadful. I say almost because the director has shown that he is able to employ some useful examples of cinematography but almost everything else about this film was bad. Bad script, bad acting, bad plot, utterly disappointing!

However, the director has shown some promise, and having seen (and been impressed by) his earlier work I am confident that he can improve the quality of his work without having to resort to churning out bilge like this that impresses no-one. The film was billed as a gentle comedy, but i failed to see the humour. Indeed other members of the audience were laughing at times, but I can only put this down to the fact that the cinema allowed its customers to drink alcohol during the film!

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14 out of 26 people found the following review useful:
Really Badly Done, 10 October 2012

Author: Sir_Cellophane_Beak from Aukland

I could not stand the atmosphere of hatred and malice that '3, 2, 1... Frankie Go Boom' emanates. How could anyone call this movie "warm"? There is not a single likable character, not one person one can sympathize with, unless you have no qualms about lying, beating and hurting those close to you. The lead characters are just irresponsible, hate-filled, lying brats. There are some redeeming qualities (music, scenery), but they cannot save the movie by themselves. Without a single protagonist, the production seems more like a political statement than a work of art. I am frankly amazed that this production received such high notes from so many viewers. I'd rank it among the worst movies ever. Stay away from this abomination.

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5 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
when things get to stupid, 1 January 2013

Author: rlsalgad from Chile

In this movie everything is stupid, just everything. Is like Lars Von trier's "the idiots", a sum of over the top characters, just trying to forcing out a laugh out of you, but in this movie the characters are not willingly acting like idiots, they are all real idiots, all of them. Is just unbearable to watch... well, unless you like that kind of thing.

Is just to stupid, it gets uncomfortable, and this is coming from a guy who absolutely loves airplane, top secret, hot shots, police academy, it's always sunny in Philadelphia, Monty python, and a lot of other movies and shows that from time to time make absolutely no sense and play around with the moronic dialogs, but well, there's to way to do that, a clever one, and "frankie go boom"'s one.

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26 out of 52 people found the following review useful:
hilarious comedy, 9 April 2012

Author: Rory Holland from Canada

Frankie does what great comedies do. The movie sets up a very 'unlikely' scenario through which the characters must find their way. The movie doesn't shy away from many, if any of the social issues of our day but Jordan Roberts has taken a very fresh approach and thus each scene has both real hilarity and real humanity. Not enough can be said of the cast. To a person they bring such good work. Stand outs are the lead Charlie Hunnam, and his love interest Lizze Caplan. Of course, both Chris Noth and Ron Perlman fill the screen with their scene stealing roles.

While clearly working with a small, indie budget Roberts and his team have created a quality film with tremendous production values, that can easily compete with movies that cost much more to make.

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0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
A funny but somewhat offensive comedy. Funny cast and worth seeing if you don't offend easy. I say B-, 27 April 2013

Author: Tony Heck from United States

"How is Jack Knowles seeing a movie of a drunken woman hitting me with her bike helping you get your dream Bruce?" Frankie's (Hunnam) brother Bruce (O'Dowd) has just got out of prison and is back in his life. Frankie is not happy about this. His whole life Bruce has been filming Frankie in the worst possible situations. When Frankie has an embarrassing night with a woman he just met his brother films that too. This simple act spirals out of control and ends up affecting everyone involved, and some who aren't. I'm not sure what I expected from this movie but it wasn't this. The movie is funny and I did laugh a few times but it was different then I thought it would be. The cast is funny and the dialog is funny but it is borderline offensive so be warned if you are easily offended. I don't want to say too much because this is the kind of movie that each scene builds on itself and saying something will ruin the flow but it is funny, just different. Overall, not bad and worth seeing unless you are easily offended. I give it a B-.

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0 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
decide for yourself-it is a different kind of humor-overall it IS a comedy, 7 April 2013

Author: tojoehenry from United States

Frankie goes boom, sometimes , to me , seems too "real" to be funny, but at that same moment , it makes you laugh, ...so, ...hard to describe,

It has a real "grittiness" to the humor,...I kept saying to myself, this is not going to be funny"...and then finding myself laughing ...

I am on my third watching, so it has my "re watcher" stamp, but still that feeling remains.

"franky goes boom' has the ability to make you uncomfortable, it also has the ability to make you laugh...

I definitely recommend "franky" as a comedy , but you REALLY need to have a sense of humor--if not , you wont enjoy.

It got a 7 out of ten rating , and a re watcher stamp from me .

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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Really funny movie, 11 February 2013

Author: Aleph Taw from Akkad

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

The only thing I didn't like about this movie was actually the one thing I thought would be the most hilarious about it. But in the end Ron Perlman's appearance was just over the top and none of his lines were really that funny. Jax Teller and Clay Morrow stoned and dancing together, well, there was a hint of fun, nothing more, nothing less.

The rest of the movie however was really funny, at least from where I'm standing. Especially Lizzy Caplan and Chris Noth were outrageously hilarious, with Chris O'Dowd and Charlie Hunnam finishing a close second.

Additionally, if you're a SOA disciple, like me, then you will get an extra kick out of seeing Charlie Hunnam as this quirky normalo who is worlds and worlds away from being his hard as nails SOA alter ego who is the president of a one per center biker gang.

Yes, sometimes this whole thing gets really weird, but they somehow manage to stay in bounds and don't go completely overboard when it comes to the funny moments. Except for Ron Perlman's drag/post-op transsexual persona.

All in all a very enjoyable experience for me and I'm sure to watch this one again.

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1 out of 3 people found the following review useful:
Smart comedy, 18 January 2013

Author: C Rose from Ottawa

We hadn't heard of this movie before seeing it for rent on apple TV. (we're mid-fifties, love comedies, and fear we've seen every movie ever made.) We chose to watch this one primarily because of the great cast -- and we were pleasantly surprised by this smart, quirky, irreverent comedy. Great script and acting, funny and original. I liked the art direction and sets, too. (I'm perplexed by the bad reviews -- if this movie gets less than 5 stars, I would sure like to know what they're watching that gets 6. I'd like to see those movies!) Anyway, overall we thought this selection was money well spent. I'll make a note of the director and seek out more of his work.

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