Bob Funk (2008)

31% of critics liked it
(13 reviews)
29% of users liked it
(8,241 ratings)

A divorced, alcoholic salesman attempts to pull his life together in time to get his old job back and avoid becoming the laughing stock of the company in this midlife crisis comedy starring Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Amy Ryan. As if a failing marriage and a serious bout with… More A divorced, alcoholic salesman attempts to pull his life together in time to get his old job back and avoid becoming the laughing stock of the company in this midlife crisis comedy starring Michael Leydon Campbell, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Amy Ryan. As if a failing marriage and a serious bout with the bottle aren't troublesome enough, socially challenged salesman Bob Funk (Leydon Campbell) realizes that his life has really hit the skids when he's fired by his own mother (Grace Zabriskie). Now, in order to rejoin the sales force, Bob will have to take stock of his life and meet his problems head on. When Bob finds himself falling for the very woman his mother has hired in as his replacement, however, the road to recovery starts to get a little bumpy. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 50 min.
Directed By: Craig Carlisle
Written By: Craig Carlisle
Genres: Comedy, Romance

In Theaters: Feb 22, 2009 Wide
On DVD: Jun 23, 2009
Studio: Barholtz Entertainment

Critic Reviews

Nathan Lee, New York Times
Looks like a comedy, acts like a comedy and sounds like a comedy, but it isn't funny.
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice
[Bob Funk] insists that we find charm in its protagonist's most odious behavior.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
If you can get through the tedious first half of Bob Funk, there's actually a decent little character study waiting on the other side.
Robert Koehler, Variety
Carlisle's film is designed with a certain suburban flatness that at times perfectly reflects Bob's inner deadness, though not his periodic spurts of sarcastic rage.
David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
An aggressively unwatchable comedy...
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Combustible Celluloid
The dry, witty first half is far more interesting, even if it's ultimately more amusing than funny.
Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru
Much like its titular character, the film itself has some serious growing up to do and needs a strong dose of warmth and charisma.
Eric Monder, Film Journal International
A solid cast helps this quirky little comedy of existential angst.
Adam Keleman, Slant Magazine
Playing the misogynistic, bar-hopping, impulsive, titular irritant, Campbell's thespy histrionics come off as truly labored.
Mark Keizer, Boxoffice Magazine
A showcase for writer/director Craig Carlisle, Bob Funk is a broad, functional contrivance that has its jaunty moments, but doesn't work as a whole.
Melissa Anderson, L.A. Weekly
Movies -- especially inconsequential, earnest comedies like Bob Funk -- about how people achieved their sobriety " are as fascinating as listening to people recount the plot of their dreams.