A League of Ordinary Gentlemen Critic Reviews

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Los Angeles Times | Kevin CrustAdd Critic to Favorites

Informativeand endearing film.Read the full review

Variety | Ronnie ScheibAdd Critic to Favorites

Chris Browne's sense of humor captures perfectly the contradictions, absurdities and drama at the intersection of class, media, money and sports without dissing any of his player/subjects.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

hilarious, sometimes rueful, and strangely hip documentary.Read the full review

USA Today | Mike ClarkAdd Critic to Favorites

As easy to enjoy as picking up a spare, and we don't mean a tire around the waist.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Owen GleibermanAdd Critic to Favorites

If you want a whiff of how unironic the 1970s were, consider bowling, a sport that on any given weekend was broadcast (usually on ABC) with the hushed solemnity of a moon launch.Read the full review

The Onion (A.V. Club) | Noel MurrayAdd Critic to Favorites

Narrows as it goes, and Browne doesn't do enough with the idea of a corporate takeover of a grassroots recreational activity, but Weber's antics and his colleagues' reactions make for fine drama all on their own.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Michael RechtshaffenAdd Critic to Favorites

Browne keeps it amusingly involving.Read the full review

The New York Times | Janet MaslinAdd Critic to Favorites

Directing his first feature, Christopher Browne shows flair and determination in getting the movie's pathos down pat, but he can't quite find enough that is pleasurable in its many reels.Read the full review

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