Critics Pan Netflix Comedy 'Little Brother' Starring John Cena and Eric André
The new Netflix comedy 'Little Brother,' featuring John Cena and Eric André, has received largely negative reviews from critics. Reviewers describe the film as a recycled odd-couple raunchfest that fails to be consistently funny or original.
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Little Brother review – Netflix comedy is neither weird or funny enough for star Eric André
The surreal comedian struggles to sell a middling and mostly conventional film about an uptight realtor whose life is upturned by an unpredictable figure from his past The specific, unforced strangeness of Eric André’s comedy hasn’t been an easy fit for Hollywood. His surreal and frequently hilarious late-night series The Eric André Show was an unpredictably odd and often violently catastrophic mix of awkward celebrity interviews and daring, dangerous on-the-street pranks and his manic, anyth...
By Benjamin Lee
Read full article →‘Little Brother’ Review: John Cena and Eric André in Netflix’s Shamelessly Recycled Odd-Couple Raunchfest
An uptight real estate broker finds himself saddled with the guy he mentored in high school in the film co-starring Michelle Monaghan and Christopher Meloni.
By Frank Scheck
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The Netflix movie Little Brother, starring John Cena, runs a familiar comedy playbook, but the peaks of Eric André disasters overcome the valleys.
By Matt Fowler
Read full article →Little Brother Review: John Cena & Eric André’s Netflix Comedy Overstays Its Welcome
Though it starts with a lot of comedic potential, the laughs peter out as Little Brother gets stuck in a narrative holding pattern.
By Alex Harrison
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