The Scenesters

The Scenesters (2010)

  • 43% of critics liked it
    (7 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (152 ratings)

An innovative and quirky dark comedy that both honors and deconstructs the conventions of the classic 'who-done-it?' film noir, THE SCENESTERS is about your average down-on-his-luck guy with an unconventional day job as a crime scene cleaner. For years, Charlie Newton (Blaise Miller) has… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Todd Berger
Genres
Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy
In Theaters
Feb 11, 2011 Limited
Monterey Media

Critic Reviews

  • Andy Webster, New York Times

    The writer-director Todd Berger parades his stylistic chops with his self-satisfied, vérité-ish comedy "The Scenesters," a tepid show-business satire.

  • Sheri Linden, Los Angeles Times

    Audiences will shrug at the mystery's solution but likely will be eager to see what Berger & Co. do next.

  • Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter

    This jumbled satirical mystery is too pleased with itself for its own good.

  • Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com

    Likely to be rejected as a labored, smug, and ultimately inert neo-noir crime comedy, a movie far too wrapped in its own cleverness to engage the viewer with anything above rampaging self-awareness.

  • Brent Simon, Shared Darkness

    Not perfect, but a fun and rangy, noir-tinged murder comedy. The Scenesters has in abundance what every independent film yearns for -- intrigue and a cocksure rhythm that doesn't ever feel false.

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