Daniel Scheinert’s film finds a very human vulnerability lurking beneath the strange and oafish behaviors of its male characters.
It’s too regimented in its storytelling to conjure any real insight into the privileged world in which it’s embedded.
Mascots’s rapid-fire gags result in a hit-or-miss pattern, ranging from the wickedly inspired to the overly broad.
This is a Hollywood-delivered chronicle of the immigrant experience that earns its justification through good will and tact.
Louie offers a chance to reconnect with Louis C.K.’s roots as a more modest performer.
Don’t look to The Campaign for a sustained lampoon of the U.S.A.’s lamentable governing duopoly.