Rotten
Looks like a comedy, acts like a comedy and sounds like a comedy, but it isn't funny.
Nathan Lee, New York Times
Overview
After he's fired from his job -- by his mother, no less -- Bob Funk agrees to quit drinking, see a therapist, and eventually report to a new boss, who might just be the woman of his dreams.
Director and cast
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17%
Tomatometer
Rotten
[Bob Funk] insists that we find charm in its protagonist's most odious behavior.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
Fresh
If you can get through the tedious first half of Bob Funk, there's actually a decent little character study waiting on the other side.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Carlisle's film is designed with a certain suburban flatness that at times perfectly reflects Bob's inner deadness, though not his periodic spurts of sarcastic rage.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Rotten
Movies -- especially inconsequential, earnest comedies like Bob Funk -- about how people achieved their sobriety " are as fascinating as listening to people recount the plot of their dreams.
Melissa Anderson, L.A. Weekly
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