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Lousy Carter
Directed by
Bob Byington
R
2024
80m
Comedy
6.0
71%
87%
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Man-baby Lousy Carter struggles to complete his animated Nabokov adaptation, teaches a graduate seminar on The Great Gatsby, and sleeps with his best friend's wife. He has six months to live.
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Cast of Lousy Carter
David Krumholtz
Lousy Carter
Olivia Thirlby
Candela
Martin Starr
Kaminsky
Stephen Root
Analyst
Jocelyn DeBoer
Olivia Kaminsky
Trieste Kelly Dunn
Sister
Macon Blair
Dick Anthony
Andrew Bujalski
Alfred
Mona Lee Fultz
Mom
Luxy Banner
Gail
Randy E. Aguebor
Provost
Lee Eddy
Hospice Nurse
Jack William Marshall
Doctor
Bob Byington
Director / Writer / Producer
Chris McKenna
Producer
Lousy Carter Ratings & Reviews
IndieWire
Christian Zilko
Lousy Carter might be a reminder that middle age is filled with monotony and unsolvable problems, but that doesn't mean our movies have to be.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
For those on the same deadpan wavelength, this absurdist trifle provides some big laughs with its portrait of a misanthropic outsider.
RogerEbert.com
Clint Worthington
It's a terrific performance, one that speaks volumes even as it explores the acute limits of Lousy's emotional intelligence.
Battleship Pretension
Scott Nye
At under 80 minutes, Lousy Carter is, like Byington's dialogue, brief enough to make its incision quickly and let you deal with the lasting effect.
New York Times
Amy Nicholson
Turn the concept of a laugh-out-loud comedy inside-out and you'll have a feel for Byington's sense of humor: a sustained cruel hum, the room tone of a crypt.
Austin Chronicle
Richard Whittaker
Even by Byington's lo-fi standards, Lousy Carter feels ramshackle. It's got traces of the familiar warm bathos of his sardonic best work. However, like Lousy's cardigan, it's all a little threadbare.
San Jose Mercury News
Randy Myers
Told in just under 80 minutes, "Lousy Carter" made me laugh uncomfortably quite often and then even shocked me at the end.
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
It's tough to sympathize with Lousy ... but ... it's just as difficult to see any of the characters surrounding him as anything other than jokes, too.
The Weekend Warrior (Substack)
Edward Douglas
An ill-conceived indie that tries so hard to be too smart for its own good and will likely end up alienating anyone who tries to get anything out of it.
We Live Entertainment
Aaron Neuwirth
A detached sense of irony is on display with all the characters, helping this movie serve as an ideal place for Krumholtz to shine as the lead.
Awards Radar
Joey Magidson
Lousy Carter is a black comedy showcase for David Krumholtz.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
Dry stuff, but there are laughs to be had while Byington details the journey of a depressed man and his adventure into the finality of his existence.
Collider
Chase Hutchinson
It is a downbeat affair, defined by droll comedy and the almost inconsequential goings-on of its central character. And yet, with a terrific Krumholtz at the center, it manages to emerge as a darkly comic dramedy that almost deconstructs its own rhythms.
Eye for Film
Jennie Kermode
Lousy Carter provides pleasant enough distraction in the moment but gives viewers very little to take away.
NYC Movie Guru
Avi Offer
A wickedly funny and irreverent tragicomedy.
InSession Film
Dave Giannini
Although I enjoyed watching Lousy Carter, it does feel like this could be a truly great short film. It finds itself stretching credulity with its characters, but never to the point of snapping completely.
The Film Stage
Rory O'Connor
At turns warm, curmudgeonly, and delightful, Krumholtz holds together an amiable cast.
Slant Magazine
David Robb
This low-stakes effort nevertheless proves capable of offering some smart insights into love and death, and a couple of genuinely affecting moments towards the end...
Film Threat
Abhishek Sharma
In terms of narrative, writing, and performance, the flick is hardly lousy to watch and will leave an impression, though it may not be everlasting.
Variety
Peter Debruge
We've all seen movies like "Lousy Carter" before, and this one's adequate, without being particularly insightful or memorable.
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