Movie Review by Matthew Schuchman- One out of Five ‘Staches
Comedy and being funny is a gift. Taking the most foul humor and making it tolerable is an even bigger gift. The makers of “Circus Maximus” are severely lacking these gifts and the other skills needed to pull any type of comedy off.
This entire film is just a poor excuse to have people curse and make the most ridiculous innuendos possible, for no reason. The story is worthless, the acting is horrendous and in the end it is not even funny. The filmmakers were able to score a few indie darlings like Kevin Corrigan and Mario Cantone, but they did nothing to help bring any type of legitimacy to the film.
The only redeeming part of this movie comes in the form of the character Marc (Pictured Above). The only reason I am giving this movie One ‘Stache instead of a bald upper lip is due to Joe D’onofrio, the actor who plays Marc. While his dialogue and insinuated actions are pure insanity, it was the only performance in the film that bought some sort of odd charm and actual humility to any of the outlandish characters portrayed within this farce.
There is no way I can find myself expanding on this film any further. If you see “Circus Maximus” on the watch instantly section of your Netflix account, I would not stop you from checking it out. However, I would avoid it in any other capacity possible.
Thanks for taking the time to view CIRCUS MAXIMUS. Sorry it wasn’t in your proverbial strike zone… As the filmmaker, I can actually provide you – the critic, with a rare opportunity to do more than leave an obscure online review. I am actually in the process of pre-production on re-shooting many portions of CIRCUS MAXIMUS…. With that currently in the works… I’d appreciate any chance to connect with you and discuss. This is an uncommon opportunity for you, as a critic, to provide sincere productive input on a film you dislike – As well as an opportunity for myself to listen and implement what makes the best sense for my project. I hope you accept my invitation and reach out to me via email. The senseless crap you’ve written here says very little, other than the fact that you disliked a film and the foul language within it. I hope you’re willing to meet me half-way as I look forward to listening to whatever suggestions you may have. You can be a real critic… A productive critic.
I would be glad to discuss anything you want. Very little was put into my review because whether or not I went into divulging information about the story, things still felt to me the way I described them in the short review.
But yes, I will gladly expand and discuss things with you even if there were no re-shoots or anything else planned.
Hey… Thanks for posting. As I don”t have your contact information… Would it be too much trouble to ask you to email me at: info@daydreamcityfilms.com
Once you reach out there – I’ll respond with more specific contact information so we can move forward.
Again, I really appreciate the opportunity to hear your input. My skin isn’t as thin as many of my contemporaries.
Thanks again!