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Brilliant, tongue-in-cheek comedy, which rings especially true for Hollywood insiders. It certainly takes a higher level of intelligence to understand Guest's intricate and deeply humorous portrayal of the entertainment industry. This is a...
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Brilliant, tongue-in-cheek comedy, which rings especially true for Hollywood insiders. It certainly takes a higher level of intelligence to understand Guest's intricate and deeply humorous portrayal of the entertainment industry. This is a sophisticated, artful insight into the shallow pond of vanity, celebrity and enormous egos. If you liked "Best In Show", you will LOVE "For Your Consideration".

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Posted apr 13, 2008 6:37 am pt

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WORST MOVIE I HAVE EVER SEEN! I was very disappointed for something with such a great cast.

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Posted aug 21, 2007 1:59 am pt

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Definatly one of the best comedies of the year if not one of the best film. Guest is a genius and though some of his films were worse then others this one is probably the second best (only because of Best in Show). A very funny mockumentary at the...
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Definatly one of the best comedies of the year if not one of the best film. Guest is a genius and though some of his films were worse then others this one is probably the second best (only because of Best in Show). A very funny mockumentary at the making of a film and how crazy people became when they heard about the films possibly nominations.

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Posted feb 12, 2007 6:11 am pt

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One of the best movies of 2006. The film mad my top ten list at number 10. Director chistopher guest has directed another funny movie with a good cast. Many of them came from "A Mighty Wind." the cast is wonderful, especially for Parker...
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One of the best movies of 2006. The film mad my top ten list at number 10. Director chistopher guest has directed another funny movie with a good cast. Many of them came from "A Mighty Wind." the cast is wonderful, especially for Parker Posey and Jane Lynch. the film tells about the politics of Hollywood around Oscar time.

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Posted jan 23, 2007 12:36 am pt

• [+] Christian Science Monitor
  
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  For Your Consideration is, except for "Borat," the funniest film of the year. Or, it's the funniest film that you don't have to watch through parted fingers.

  by Peter Rainer | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  91
  Each and every character in Christopher Guest's latest hilarious cultural corrective is something inspiring to behold.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »
• [+] Baltimore Sun
  
  91
  Emily Dickinson wrote, "Hope is the thing with feathers." When Woody Allen published his second collection, he called it Without Feathers. Guest is as sharp and original as Allen, but he hasn't lost hope. For Your Consideration -- disillusioned but also fresh and ticklish -- is a thing with feathers, too.

  by Michael Sragow | Read Full Review »
• [+] Village Voice
  
  90
  It's as weird and whimsical an invention as Guest's "Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show," or "A Mighty Wind."

  by Nathan Lee | Read Full Review »
• [+] The Hollywood Reporter
  
  90
  The outrageously hilarious For Your Consideration was well worth the wait. Again delivered with comic precision by Guest's crack repertory company, his patented brand of parody takes affectionate but deadly aim at its awards buzz mania target and the results aren't just funny, they're face-hurting funny.

  by Michael Rechtshaffen | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  88
  Catherine O'Hara is comic perfection as Marilyn Hack.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  88
  This is Guest's fourth ensemble parody of showbiz subjects, and though his sketch-comedy style and acting troupe are now familiar, this is his most accomplished movie.

  by Jack Mathews | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Magazine
  
  80
  Gooses you even in its barren patches and gets fresher and funnier as it goes along. It builds to a shriekingly funny (and scary) revelation and a dénouement so brilliant it's almost demonic.

  by David Edelstein | Read Full Review »
• [+] Variety
  
  80
  It will garner critical huzzahs from those it lampoons, which will broaden the duo's (Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy) fan base.

  by Eddie Cockrell | Read Full Review »
• [+] ReelViews
  
  75
  For Your Consideration will not go down as one of Guest's crown jewels, but it's nevertheless engaging.

  by James Berardinelli | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  75
  True to form, Guest's newest doesn't pull out the long knives. On the gentleness scale, this one's way over here, as opposed to the film of the moment, "Borat," which is way, way over there.

  by Michael Phillips | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  For Your Consideration isn't quite in a class with Guest's earlier films like "Waiting for Guffman," "Best in Show" and "A Mighty Wind," which is not to say it isn't uproariously funny.

  by Lou Lumenick | Read Full Review »
• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  75
  Some people may be put off that For Your Consideration lands in a serious place. But I see it as evidence of an expanding vision, of continued artistic growth.

  by Mick LaSalle | Read Full Review »
• [+] TV Guide
  
  75
  Levy and Guest train a glaring spotlight on the self-absorption, vanity, delusions and histrionics of the movie community, but clearly love them even at their silliest.

  by Maitland McDonagh | Read Full Review »
• [+] Boston Globe
  
  75
  As amusing as it is, the comedy here consists mostly of predictable potshots.

  by Wesley Morris | Read Full Review »