The Brass Teapot (2013)
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27% of critics liked it
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(968 ratings)
The Brass Teapot is a modern fable about money and the meaning of the American dream. Based on the comic book, The Brass Teapot is a feature film about John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple), who live in small down America. They are in their 20's, married, very much in love and broke.… More The Brass Teapot is a modern fable about money and the meaning of the American dream. Based on the comic book, The Brass Teapot is a feature film about John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple), who live in small down America. They are in their 20's, married, very much in love and broke. Once voted "Most Likely to Succeed," Alice struggles to make ends meet while her friends enjoy the good life. Her husband John, neurotic and riddled with phobias, just wants to get the bills paid. But an accident leads them to a roadside antique shop where Alice is spontaneously drawn to a mysterious brass teapot. It isn't long before they realize that this is no ordinary teapot and that perhaps they have found the answer to all of their financial woes. The Brass Teapot is a magical comedy that reminds us to be careful what we wish for. (c) Magnolia
- Directed By
- Ramaa Mosley
- Written By
- Tim Macy
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Apr 5, 2013 Limited
- Studio
- Magnolia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Sara Stewart, New York Post
Temple and Angarano, entertaining enough, never quite sell the idea that this goodhearted couple would be so easily transformed by greed.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Without a human dimension to ground its construct, "The Brass Teapot" ultimately feels like an interminably stretched-out skit rather than a storybook lesson stained with blood and hurt.
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Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Ms. Mosley, who directed from a screenplay by Tim Macy, struggles to fill her debut feature with a slender notion, but the premise defeats her, even if the story operates at the outset on the pleasure principle.
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Stephanie Zacharek, NPR
The Brass Teapot too often devolves into stale slapstick ...
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Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
There's not much depth to Mosley's debut, which is based on a short story by Tim Macy. But Michael Angarano and Juno Temple are an appealing pair as John and Alice, struggling suburbanites.
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Cast
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Juno Temple
as Alice
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Michael Angarano
as John
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Alexis Bledel
as Payton
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Billy Magnussen
as Arnie
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Alia Shawkat
as Louise
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Bobby Moynihan
as Chuck
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Stephen Park
as Dr. Ling
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Debra Monk
as Trudy
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