Fool’s Paradise doesn’t have anything especially sharp to say about the biz — and, in the absence of clever or indeed funny writing, the film’s weak center is exposed.

| Nov 11, 2023

Fool’s Paradise is not worth the watch for even die-hard Always Sunny fans. Best to live in one’s own fool’s paradise and forget this film exists.

| Sep 1, 2023

The ultimate paradox, sadly, is that what demonstrates the idiocy of Hollywood most clearly of all is the fact that this film was made at all.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Aug 29, 2023

…an offbeat, unusual comedy that doubles down on the challenge of making us laugh…

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 28, 2023

Fool's Paradise is structured well and entertaining from beginning to end and a solid directing debut from Day.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 24, 2023

There is just enough positive stuff happening in “Fool’s Paradise” to warrant giving Day another shot behind the camera. Hopefully, he can follow this up with something far leaner and more focused.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 12, 2023

Fool's Paradise is more like viewer's hell, for anyone expecting this comedy to be funny. It looks like the type of flop whose all-star cast members are there because the director begged them to be in his movie, instead of the screenplay being good.

| Aug 11, 2023

Merely a dumb satire on Hollywood.

| Original Score: C- | Jun 10, 2023

This movie is peppered with funny moments that showcase Day’s directorial career potential. At the very least, this movie has its heart in the right place, even if it doesn’t quite bring it all together to amount to more than a fun diversion.

| Original Score: 4/10 | Jun 2, 2023

Day digs deep into Hollywood's past for this frenetic, exhausting showbiz comedy/parody that's ultimately just as vapid as its target. Fool's Paradise has solid laughs, but many more of its jokes fail to land.

| Original Score: 2/5 | May 20, 2023

Day, who is arguably best known for his comedic shrillness, interestingly opts for his character to be mute for the entirety of the film.

| Original Score: 5/10 | May 18, 2023

I like Charlie Day, and I’m happy to see him throw himself into a big, dumb comedy about the dangers of Hollywood fame. It’s just a shame this script offers very little as far as good comedy or sharp satire.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 18, 2023

Yes, it's a satire, but this was all just beyond ridiculous.

| May 18, 2023

Is it serious? No? Is it meaningful? No. But it's just so funny.

| May 18, 2023

A sharp-witted yet somewhat inconsistent Hollywood satire.

| May 17, 2023

It’s all too passive, and lacking in incisiveness cleverness for its own good, barely served by Day’s nostalgia for better films and voluminous silent stars.

| Original Score: C- | May 17, 2023

Fool’s Paradise is a promising start and a genuinely charming film, though undeniably hindered by a shaky grasp on storytelling and character development.

| Original Score: 5.5/10 | May 16, 2023

Watching Fool’s Paradise is like being invited to a party where the one person you know knows everyone else. As they share jokes and reminisce, you awkwardly stand in the corner waiting for the appropriate time to go home.

| May 16, 2023

Fool's Paradise starts out promising, before devolving into a series of sketches that fail to give substance to the film and its core themes.

| Original Score: 4/10 | May 15, 2023

Fool’s Paradise is one of the year’s worst films. By silencing himself for practically the entirety of the picture, Charlie Day makes his film virtually laugh-free.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | May 14, 2023