Its a Disaster

Nathan Rabin

Advertisement Its A Disaster begins as a smartly written, expertly acted comedy of manners about an oblivious bumblerunderrated straight man Cross, in one of his best film roleswho ends up stumbling onto a never ending series of conversational landmines. ( Read More )

Theres enough, again, careful consideration embedded in the music cues from classical familiars to thematically resonant contemporaries (as in a well placed Baths song), to suggest Berger absolutely knows what hes doing when hes doing it that it steepens the drop off when the film misses its mark. ( Read More )

Jim Emerson

While its always bad form to give away a comedys jokes, in this case there isnt much that anybody could give away because the best material isnt dependent on punch lines. ( Read More )

Eric Kohn

However, writer director Todd Berger, improving his technique with his second feature length credit following The Scenesters, combines enough energetic performances with charged wit to make this one doomsday comedy that earns the right to its familiar backdrop. ( Read More )

Peter Debruge

The writer director, who makes a cameo as a nutty neighbor, doesnt indulge any especially wild or creative choices behind the camera. ( Read More )