Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close the case.
Observe and Report is a lot better when it's being funny than when it's rummaging in the shadows.
– Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
10 Apr 2009
fresh:
It falls short of brilliant but it's a lot more daring than what passes for 'dark comedy' these days, and it reminds us that 'feel bad' comedies may not always be as funny as 'feel good' ones but, when they work, they can ultimately be more satisfying.
– James Berardinelli,
ReelViews,
10 Apr 2009
rotten:
You don't relate or enjoy watching Seth Rogen's character on screen.
– Ben Lyons,
At the Movies,
13 Apr 2009
rotten:
I don't think it's much of a comedy. The darkness overpowers everything.
– Ben Mankiewicz,
At the Movies,
13 Apr 2009
fresh:
Bracing, bleak and berserk, this is a film which laughs in the face of American intolerance, and comes up punch-drunk and grinning.