The Understudy

The Understudy (2012)

  • 57% of users liked it
    (110 ratings)

Terminally unemployed, dating challenged Rebecca (Marin Ireland) thinks she's scored her big break on Broadway by landing a job with the fickle Ian (Richard Kind) helping him manage the darling diva Simone (Kelli Giddish). Instead of a dream job, Rebecca finds herself scrubbing floors while… More

Unrated,
Directed By
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Written By
David Conolly, Hannah Davis
Genres
Drama, Comedy
In Theaters
Mar 16, 2012 Limited
Indican Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Neil Genzlinger, New York Times

    "The Understudy" isn't abysmal, though it certainly is off target.

  • Andrew Schenker, Village Voice

    Seems at times to aspire to being an edgy look at the transgressions a would-be Broadway star will commit to land the big role. Other times, it seems unsure of what it wants to be at all.

  • Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

    It's all sharp, well-performed stuff until things go from darkly comic to just plain dark, derailing -- and dragging out -- the otherwise absorbing story. Still, this one's a cut above.

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