Rotten
Offers more mild amusement than outright laughs...
David Rooney, Variety
Scotland, PA
Greasy Spoon. Bloody Murder.
2001 · 1h 44m · R
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Billy Morrissette
Overview
In a modernized retelling of "MacBeth" set in 1970s suburban Pennsylvania, Joe McBeth, an unambitious hamburger stand employee, is driven to success by his scheming wife.
Director and cast
- Billy Morrissette Director
- James Le Gros as Joe 'Mac' McBeth
- Maura Tierney as Pat McBeth
- Christopher Walken as Lieutenant McDuff
- Kevin Corrigan as Anthony 'Banko' Banconi
- James Rebhorn as Norm Duncan
- Tom Guiry as Malcolm Duncan
- Amy Smart as Stacy (Hippie #1)
- Timothy "Speed" Levitch as Hector (Hippie #2)
- Andy Dick as Jesse (Hippie #3)
- Geoff Dunsworth as Donald Duncan
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
59%
Tomatometer
Fresh
It's a setup so easy it borders on facile, but keeping the film from cheap-shot mediocrity is its crack cast.
Hazel-Dawn Dumpert, L.A. Weekly
Fresh
There are some truly wacky parallels with Shakespeare's play.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
Fresh
It's simple, sizzly and very funny.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The fun is infectious -- the puns, in-jokes and referential asides will keep Shakespeare buffs busy and the rest of the audience entertained even as some punch lines zing over their heads.
Ann Hornaday, Washington Post
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