A likeable and loud outsider comedy that has metal in its heart and its heart on its sleeve. Turn it up to 11.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 27, 2021

Jagged, scattered, unevenly paced and constructed, and occasionally uncertain in overall direction, "Heavy Trip" still delivers a damn fine time, peaking with moments of absurd metal glory, both for those who head bang and those who don't.

| Original Score: B | Jun 30, 2020

The film is fun the watch, the music heavy as it should be, and the whole thing is a riotous fun package perfect for a Saturday night out.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 12, 2020

One of the funniest buddy films of the year.

| Mar 12, 2020

Not everyone will be able to find the rhythm that Heavy Trip is drumming, but once you do it's futile not to drum along.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 2, 2019

If you can, see this one with an audience where the laughs from your fellow film-goers will surely elevate this slapstick rock comedy to an eleven.

| May 29, 2019

Tune in, Turn off, and just go with it - Heavy Trip is a hilarious home for outcasts and misfits. A laugh riot for the rebellious, and call-to-arms for the underdog.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Apr 10, 2019

For anyone that's ever played in a garage band and remembers things like pre-show jitters, schlepping equipment to and from the venue, and the importance of a good promotional photo, Heavy Trip should resonate particularly well.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Apr 9, 2019

Heavy Trip is an absurdist, powerhouse folly, which feels spunky enough to honor the musical genre and comes filled with deadpan hilarity to please comedy addicts.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Feb 11, 2019

Heavy Trip ought to appeal to a wider audience than Lords of Chaos, as the bar for entry in terms of prior knowledge (and stomach fortitude) is much lower. It's also just a likeable story.

| Oct 15, 2018

Heavy Trip will lure you with great original songs and hilarious gags, but you will stay because of the lovable characters and the sweet story about rebellion and following your dreams.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 15, 2018

There's always been a from-the-basement feel to the genre, and everything about the modest dark comedy of Heavy Trip feels entirely faithful to that anarchic spirit.

| Original Score: B- | Oct 5, 2018

A cult hit waiting in the wings. Come for the brutal music, stay for the charming DIY optimism.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Oct 5, 2018

Remains knowingly true to its quirky quartet and milieu even as the plotting runs off the rails a tad in the third act.

| Oct 4, 2018

It's no Metalocalypse (pretty much the only metal comedy to completely break the rules), and there are no new classic anthems here, but if you want to bang your head to a very familiar beat, Heavy Trip is a solid cover version.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Oct 4, 2018

While the film's attempts at slapstick can be painful-in a cringing way, not in a brutal way-Heavy Trip does succeed in creating perhaps the most charming ensemble of morbid dorks since What We Do In The Shadows.

| Original Score: B | Oct 4, 2018

The production manages to maintain control of outrageousness, keeping extremes sly and silliness within reach, skillfully finding moments of pure joy.

| Original Score: A- | Oct 4, 2018

A genuinely entertaining, heartfelt, laugh out loud film...

| Oct 3, 2018

Its story distances heavy metal from any whiff of toxic masculinity by setting Turo and company against homophobes and rakes.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 3, 2018

The material is fresh enough to survive the formula, with continual surprises in the performances and characters.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 3, 2018