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Epic Movie
2007 85 min United States of America PG-13 16+
★2.5
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer
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Description
When the Pevensie siblings each follow their own path, they find themselves at Willy's Chocolate Factory. Walking through a wardrobe, they discover the world of Gnarnia, ruled by the White Bitch. Meeting up with characters such as Harry Potter and Captain Jack Swallows, the newly reunited family must team up with Aslo, a wise-but-horny lion to stop the White Bitch's army.
Budget:
$20M
US Gross:
$39.74M
Worldwide:
$87.24M
Starring
Kal Penn
Actor
Jennifer Coolidge
Actor
Fred Willard
Actor
Awards
Razzie Awards 2008
— Worst Remake
Razzie Awards 2008
— Worst Screenplay
Razzie Awards 2008
— Worst Supporting Actress
Key opinion
Epic Movie is widely regarded as a critically reviled and poorly constructed parody that struggles to find an audience beyond fans of mindless, low-brow humor. While a small minority finds the chaotic, reference-heavy style entertaining, the consensus condemns the film for its lack of coherent narrative and failed comedic execution.
| Screenplay | The film lacks a cohesive narrative structure, functioning instead as a disjointed collection of pop-culture sketches. | |
| Acting | The performances are widely criticized as flat, overacted, and devoid of the nuance required to mimic the source characters effectively. | |
| Humor | The humor relies heavily on crude, forced gags and lazy references that fail to achieve genuine satirical bite. | |
| Originality | The film's appeal is strictly polarizing: viewers either reject it as unwatchable trash or embrace it as a source of thought-free, mindless entertainment. |