The Gutter (2024 film)

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The Gutter
Directed byYassir Lester
Isaiah Lester
Written byYassir Lester
Produced byLiz Destro
StarringShameik Moore
Susan Sarandon
CinematographyVeronica Bouza
Edited byDavid Dean
Josh Porro
Music byKeegan DeWitt
Production
companies
Destro Films
ModelBoyz
Distributed byVillage Roadshow Pictures
Release date
  • March 12, 2024 (2024-03-12) (SXSW)
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Gutter is a 2024 American comedy film written by Yassir Lester, directed by Yassir Lester and Isaiah Lester and starring Shameik Moore and Susan Sarandon.[1]

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Release[edit]

The film was released at South by Southwest on March 12, 2024.[1]

Reception[edit]

The film has an 86% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[2] Matt Donato of Collider rated the film a 7 out of 10.[1] Lovia Gyarkye of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a positive review and wrote, "...The Gutter — like an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic."[3] Stephen Saito of Variety also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Laughter strikes from all sides in The Gutter, the kind of brash and boisterous broad comedy that has largely been missing from multiplexes in recent years."[4] Fletcher Peters of The Daily Beast gave the film a negative review and wrote, "But all in all, do these bonkers, fantastical edits to the game of bowling make The Gutter a fun, farcical ride? Well, also no."[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Donato, Matt (March 14, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: A New Comedy Like 'Dodgeball' and 'Anchorman' Is Born; SXSW 2024". Collider. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Gutter". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  3. ^ Gyarkye, Lovia (March 17, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: Susan Sarandon and Shameik Moore Face Off in a Boisterous Bowling Comedy". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Saito, Stephen (March 13, 2024). "'The Gutter' Review: Yassir and Isaiah Lester's Irreverent Bowling Comedy Leaves 'Em Rolling in the Aisles". Variety. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Peters, Fletcher (March 12, 2024). "Susan Sarandon's Racist Bowling Cult Deserves a Better Movie Than 'The Gutter'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 16, 2024.

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