The defence The Sentimental Softie
“Sincerity is not manipulation.”
The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.
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The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
Comedy · Music · 2019
The Lonely Island spoofs Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire in this visual rap album set in the Bash Brothers' 1980s heyday.
Movie details
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
“The musical event nobody asked for.”
2019 Comedy · Music 30m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.4 / 10
Community rating
The Lonely Island spoofs Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire in this visual rap album set in the Bash Brothers' 1980s heyday.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience?
For the defence
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Cool Ironist
“Feeling things is a little embarrassing.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Mike Diva · Akiva Schaffer
Written by
Akiva Schaffer · Andy Samberg · Jorma Taccone
Andy Samberg
Jose Canseco
Akiva Schaffer
Mark McGwire
Jorma Taccone
Reporter / Walt Weiss / Joe Montana
Hannah Simone
Amber
Jenny Slate
Stacy
Sterling K. Brown
Sia
Jim O'Heir
Puka Shell Bob
Court is in session
Put The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Cool Ironist
“The strings are showing.”
Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.