Certain, Miles Teller has starred in a variety of coming-of-age motion pictures all through his profession, from Whiplash to the beloved rom-com The Spectacular Now. (Let’s not overlook the multi-talented actor starred alongside Tom Cruise within the blockbuster sequel Prime Gun: Maverick.) However there was one comedy-drama Teller starred in again in 2016 that was dubbed “infuriatingly unhealthy” by numerous critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
Introducing Get a Job, a satirical coming-of-age comedy that stars Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Bryan Cranston, Nicholas Braun, Brandon T. Johnson and Alison Brie. The total synopsis reads:
A younger man (Miles Teller) and his girlfriend (Anna Kendrick) battle to seek out fascinating employment after graduating from faculty.
Regardless that the movie was shot in 2012, Get a Job remained shelved till it was lastly launched in March 2016 by way of a restricted and video-on-demand launch by Lionsgate Premiere and CBS Movies. Nicely, up till lately. Years after its launch, audiences have began rediscovering the comedy drama on HBO Max. On August 1, Get a Job was one of many latest motion pictures to reach on the streaming service, and it seems that it has discovered a brand new technology of followers. Presently, Get a Job sits on the quantity 9 spot on the “Prime 10 Motion pictures of Right now” checklist on HBO Max, becoming a member of the ranks alongside titles like Sinners, Loss of life of a Unicorn, Remaining Vacation spot: Bloodlines and the newly launched documentary The Serial Killer’s Apprentice.
Critics Tore ‘Get a Job’ Starring Miles Teller and Anna Kendrick to Shreds
You’ll assume, with a robust lead forged, that Get a Job can be an on the spot hit. It was fairly the other. Not solely did the 2016 comedy drama obtain a 21% Tomatometer score, however critics additionally gave Get a Job a 9% rating on the Popcornmeter. Double yikes. Why did Get a Job obtain such horrible critiques, chances are you’ll be questioning? Nicely, for one, Jordan Hoffman from The Guardian slammed the film for failing to hit the mark on so many ranges, writing:
“Get A Job’s major downside is that it does not know if it desires to be a sensible take a look at millennials and the present financial system, or go for a budget gag in regards to the jive-talking pimp renting out a sleazy motel.”
Lou Lumenick from the New York Put up bashed the movie for being a satirical comedy stuffed with hit-or-miss jokes that obtained a sloppy video-on-demand launch due to the unhealthy writing and lackluster performances from the ensemble forged, additional writing:
“Crass and painfully unfunny satirical comedy shot 4 years in the past. It is lastly receiving a token theatrical launch concurrent with being dumped into the video-on-demand sludge pile.”
9 years later, the divisive comedy drama — which solely made $24,910 on the field workplace — has managed to discover a new viewers on streaming. Sadly, Get a Job turned a type of forgotten motion pictures of the late 2010s. For now, the Miles Teller and Anna Kendrick-led comedy has develop into a licensed sleeper hit on HBO Max. Unhealthy critiques apart, audiences appear to be having fun with Get a Job, even in spite of everything of those years. Let it have its second, for nevertheless lengthy it lasts.
Get a Job
- Launch Date
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March 25, 2016
- Runtime
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83 minutes
- Director
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Dylan Kidd