Critic Reviews

• Anthony Lane, New Yorker

  Its deliberate aversion to good taste is the biggest gag of all, and the source of its claim to infamy; yet running beneath the grossness, and the calamitous bonhomie, is a quiet streak of despair.

• Mark Feeney, Boston Globe

  It can seem sometimes that Hollywood has a monopoly on stupid, obnoxious comedy. Anyone who sees "Klown" will learn otherwise.

• Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic

  Think of all the gags you think might go too far, and then watch as Nørgaard takes them even further.

• Lou Lumenick, New York Post

  Ultra-raunchy, sometimes hilarious...

• Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

  At its best, it's a sly dismantling of a familiar comedy template built on male cluelessness and female responsibility.

• Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

  It's actually rather sweet, in its raunchy way.

• Jeffrey M. Anderson, Common Sense Media

  Each and every situation here is designed to make viewers squirm -- and, as a side effect, laugh out of shock and discomfort.

• Mike Scott, Times-Picayune

  A raunchy shock comedy through and through, one in which nearly every major laugh involves, in one way or another, male genitalia. Or, in one case, an index finger.

• Ethan Alter, Television Without Pity

  There are certainly laughs to be had here, but maybe Klown was more effective (and funnier) in thirty-minute doses on TV than dragged out to feature length.

• Brent Simon, Shockya.com

  Klown is another comedy that wrings most of its laughs from the premise that in the absence of a civilizing female presence males are apt to revert to despicable and idiotic behavior.

• Joseph J. Airdo, San Francisco Examiner

  [It's] ridiculously raunchy yet also remains relatively heartfelt.

• Jeff Bayer, The Scorecard Review

  The degree of difficulty is very high with this uncomfortable comedy. I cringed with laughter throughout.

• Will McCord, Paste Magazine

  Raunchy, awkward, over-the-top and fun.

• James Verniere, Boston Herald

  Great Danes 'Klown' Around

• Shawn Levy, Oregonian

  It isn't art, it's will-o-the-wisp thin, but it might well make you squirt your soda through your nose.

• Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix

  Denmark's answer to Curb Your Enthusiasm, with vestiges of Dogme 95.

• Robert Levin, amNewYork

  The screenplay wades through a stream of absurd situations during the trip, but they're treated with an earnest, understated hand that keeps the focus on the characters.

• Drew McWeeny, HitFix

  At some point, someone will write the history of this modern comedy of the uncomfortable, and when they do, I hope they devote an entire chapter to 'Klown.'

• JimmyO, JoBlo's Movie Emporium

  KLOWN may not necessarily garner Casper and Frank too many new fans, yet it will most likely please the target audience with its raunchy and sardonic humor.

• Edward Douglas, ComingSoon.net

  A distinctive sense of comedy that fans of the 'Hangover' and 'Jackass' movies should appreciate.

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