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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88Slant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneSlant MagazineSteve MacfarlaneNo description can do justice to its best moments, which render the absurd and sublime one and the same.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichThe Hollywood ReporterKeith UhlichTwo Plains & a Fancy is a cosmic joke forged on a Kickstarter budget. To paraphrase Jessica Rabbit, it made me laugh.
- 70The New YorkerRichard BrodyThe New YorkerRichard BrodyWith special effects of a startling simplicity—the filmmakers launch the action into cosmic realms.
- 67The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyThe A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyComedy is complicated and contextual, and the line between intentional and unintentional humor becomes confusing when the former mimics the latter.
- 63RogerEbert.comAllison ShoemakerRogerEbert.comAllison ShoemakerInflate its profundity, and you’re part of the joke; Dismiss its pleasures and layers, and you’ll miss a strange and sometimes rewarding experience.
- 50The New York TimesGlenn KennyThe New York TimesGlenn KennyThe mode of humor is close to cliquish anticomedy, and viewers not attuned to it may feel like there’s a joke they’re missing.
- 25The PlaylistLena WilsonThe PlaylistLena WilsonThese characters are undoubtedly supposed to be parodies of themselves, but their collective unrepentant narcissism broods more resentment than laughter. By the end of the feature, it’s hard not to cringe every time somebody talks.