Fresh
As with any kind of episodic or sketch comedy, some gags land more effectively than others, although you'll likely find a line or a beat or an image that makes you laugh from start to finish.
Christy Lemire, RogerEbert.com
Ass Backwards
Choose your own reality.
2013 · 1h 22m · UNRATED
Adventure, Comedy
Directed by
Chris Nelson
Overview
Two best friends embark on a cross country trip back to their hometown to attempt to win a pageant that eluded them as children.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
28%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The road adventures they have along the way aren't funny, and once they reach the pageant, the comic payoff you're hoping for never materializes.
Neil Genzlinger, New York Times
Rotten
Where movie comedy teams once required a "straight" member - or so-called normal characters - off which to bounce stupidity or silliness, Raphael and Wilson believe total immersion in thickheadedness and failure is riot enough.
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Raphael and Wilson are impressively committed to these misadventures, but it's a shame the movie is so cruel to the characters.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
Fresh
Ass Backwards overcomes the obvious beats with clever, occasionally dark jokes that reveal the sharpness of its stars' writing.
Kyle Ryan, AV Club
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