The movie's one joke is that they don't quite realize how pathetic they are. This kind of joke could work if the characters were charming and had the ability to win over other characters, but these women remain stupid and annoying throughout.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Apr 27, 2020

It helps that Wilson and Raphael both come from sketch comedy. They're well-versed in hyper-specific characters -- and ones we want to spend more time with, just to see what trouble they weasel their ways into. R

| Apr 27, 2020

Ill-advised and amateurishly executed, Ass Backwards begins with a passably funny concept and runs it into the ground within 20 minutes.

| Apr 27, 2020

With a script so painfully unfunny it's hard to imagine that Raphael and Wilson (who got some of their funding for the film through Kickstarter) never had anyone tell them they were working with absolute dreck.

| Original Score: 3.4/10 | Jun 22, 2019

Chris Nelson's Ass Backwards certainly doesn't aspire to being anything more than passing entertainment. But sadly, this listless, flat, and exceptionally derivative movie doesn't even achieve that modest goal.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 25, 2013

It's a little slapdash, a little flimsy, and doesn't seem to quite know what it wants to be at times, but it's good to see Raphael and Wilson get the chance to finally carry something for once.

| Original Score: 5.9/10 | Nov 15, 2013

As with any kind of episodic or sketch comedy, some gags land more effectively than others, although you'll likely find a line or a beat or an image that makes you laugh from start to finish.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Nov 8, 2013

The road adventures they have along the way aren't funny, and once they reach the pageant, the comic payoff you're hoping for never materializes.

| Nov 7, 2013

Where movie comedy teams once required a "straight" member - or so-called normal characters - off which to bounce stupidity or silliness, Raphael and Wilson believe total immersion in thickheadedness and failure is riot enough.

| Nov 7, 2013

Raphael and Wilson are impressively committed to these misadventures, but it's a shame the movie is so cruel to the characters.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 7, 2013

Ass Backwards overcomes the obvious beats with clever, occasionally dark jokes that reveal the sharpness of its stars' writing.

| Original Score: B | Nov 7, 2013

Wilson and Raphael have been a comedy team for years, and they riff off each other expertly; too often, however, that's all they do.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 5, 2013

The episodic story and minimal budget result in a small canvas over which these two huge characters dominate.

| Nov 5, 2013

Ass Backwards is a film that is all-at-once hilarious, intelligent, poignant and accessible.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Oct 17, 2013

Wilson and Raphael do not hold back in their performances, fully committing to their roles and making Chloe and Kate both lovable and laughable.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 17, 2013

This is a feature that opens and closes with shots of women urinating. No amount of high-beam comedic work is going save a picture that doesn't have much imagination to begin with.

| Original Score: C | Oct 10, 2013

If you loved Romy and Michele's High School Reunion... well, rewatch it instead of this tedious comedy.

| Original Score: D | Oct 4, 2013

The pessimistic, passive-aggressive "Ass Backwards" may have been written by women, but one would never guess it judging by the evidence onscreen.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Oct 2, 2013

Comedy can be fueled by desperation, but the characters are the ones who should be flailing wildly, not the writer-stars.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 30, 2013

A below-90-minute running time is not even a silver lining to a film that lives up to its name in more ways than one.

Full Review | Original Score: 0.5/4 | Feb 16, 2013