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Struck by Lightning
Directed by
Brian Dannelly
2013
90m
Not Rated
Comedy
,
Drama
6.2
33%
52%
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A high schooler recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine.
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Cast of Struck by Lightning
Chris Colfer
Carson Phillips
Dermot Mulroney
Neal Phillips
Sarah Hyland
Claire Mathews
Allison Janney
Sheryl Phillips
Christina Hendricks
April
Graham Rogers
Scott Thomas
Rebel Wilson
Malerie Baggs
Polly Bergen
Grandma
Angela Kinsey
Counselor
Ashley Rickards
Vicki Jordan
Matt Prokop
Dwayne Michaels
Robbie Amell
Justin Walker
Carter Jenkins
Nicholas Forbes
Ken Marino
Dr. Wealer
Allie Grant
Remy Baker
Struck by Lightning Reviews
Los Angeles Times
Mark Olsen
If only "Struck by Lightning" had a sharper, stronger perspective, it might have made more of its conceit.
AV Club
Tasha Robinson
Lightning is a funny, fast-moving movie, packed with barbed one-liners, goofy hyperbole, and all the oversized exasperation of teen angst. But it's too acid, particularly where Colfer is concerned.
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
One can't blame Colfer for wanting to expand his range, but he's created a character who is neither hero nor villain, in a black comedy that is neither dark nor funny enough.
Film.com
Amanda Mae Meyncke
At times the film is charming against its own will, but it remains needlessly complicated and obsessed with its own mythology and metaphors.
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
In his screenwriting debut, Glee's gifted Chris Colfer, 22, proves he can lace a line with sass and soul.
New York Post
Sara Stewart
Ultimately, it all portends a much brighter future for Colfer than for Carson.
New York Times
Stephen Holden
Except for Ms. Janney's monstrous mother and an Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother (Polly Bergen), "Struck by Lightning" gives its characters no dimension.
Chicago Sun-Times
Omer Mozaffar
What makes this film rise a bit above the pack is the recurring idea that everyone wants to leave their nests and fly high into the sky, but few are able.
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Some charming, buzzy talents pitch in on this short little lark ...
Slant Magazine
Chris Cabin
A class-five pity party so unbearably condescending and unconvincing that it might just make you run out and buy an "I'm With Mitt" t-shirt, it makes an inadvertent but hugely compelling pro-bullying argument.
Movies.com
Perri Nemiroff
If you're not keeping a keen eye on the camerawork, it's easy to get lost in the film's assets - the characters are likable, the jokes are spot on & it's an all-around good time.
NPR
Ella Taylor
There isn't much to say about Struck by Lightning, except that it's one of those interchangeable teen movies that lands in theaters in early January, the morgue for films nobody knows what to do with.
Variety
Rob Nelson
A mediocre coming-of-age indie.
Village Voice
Brian Miller
Struck by Lightning means well, but its gentle dissection of high school cliques brings nothing new to the genre ...
Hollywood Reporter
Frank Scheck
Chris Colfer's Glee appeal is AWOL in this strained dark comedy about a high school misfit.
DVDTalk.com
Jason Bailey
Colfer is 21 now and was presumably at least a couple of years younger than that when he penned it. Simply put, it plays like a movie written by a teenager.
Film Journal International
David Noh
"Glee" favorite Chris Colfer wrote and stars in this particularly self-serving vehicle, the narcissism of which impedes the fun.
Blu-ray.com
Brian Orndorf
It's not exactly ambitious, but Struck by Lightning is a noble failure, with individual elements more interesting than the strangled, distracted whole.
Television Without Pity
Ethan Alter
Struck By Lightning possesses a jarring mixture of tones, with moments of dark comedy sitting somewhat uneasily alongside scenes of quiet domestic drama.
Oregonian
Marc Mohan
A decidedly uncertain step into feature films from an actor with a long career ahead of him.
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