No, there's nothing intelligent here -- just a couple of likable fellows trying to stop mad Brewmeister Smith (Max von Sydow) from gaining control of the world.
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05/13/08
Strange Brew (1983)
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Reviews Counted:19
Fresh:13
Rotten:6
Average Rating:6.5/10
Consensus: Strange Brew is not without its rough patches, but it earns points just for having the chutzpah to attempt a booze-fueled take on Hamlet.
Synopsis: SCTV's Bob and Doug Mackenzie (Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas) star as two wacky beer guzzling "hosers" who set out on a zany plot to score a free case of brew. They meet the beautiful Pam (Lynne... [More]
Starring: Rick Moranis, Dave Thomas, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley
Director: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis
Reviews for Strange Brew
1 - 19 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
The film celebrates stupidity and would likely have caused an international incident if Canadians weren't so nice, but it essentially lives up to its premise, once in a while coming up with a gag that is halfway funny.
05/13/08
Clunky booze comedy based on popular Canadian air heads.
02/22/08
The plotline (derived from Hamlet) soon goes flat.
02/09/06
There's tons of weird stuff here.
12/06/05
"Hamlet" done by Canadian drunks! Absolute genius!
03/05/05
The price of a ticket could buy enough beer for an experience at least as memorable as this one.
08/30/04
Top CriticJust odd enough to skate by; you remember the singular tone of the film long after the gags have faded.
03/18/04
No review available.
01/23/04
No review available.
10/15/03
No review available.
10/12/03
Brilliant. Stupid...but brilliant.
05/27/03
[A] funny movie about a couple of Canadians who sit around and drink a lot.
03/10/03
Strange Brew, incidental and faintly funny as it may be, was the start of a legacy much longer and significant than itself.
10/29/02
I laughed so hard the bullet flew out of my nose.
08/30/02
One of the greatest beer movies of all time!
08/08/02
No review available.
07/25/02
When the brothers aren’t onscreen, you might consider relieving yourself of the beverages you consumed earlier in the movie.
02/13/01
It's funnier than most of ths films Hollywood passes off as humor ten years later.
01/01/00
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