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The Brass Teapot

2012

Ramaa Mosley

Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, Alexis Bledel, Alia Shawkat ...

5.5

313

Comedy. Fantasy When a couple discovers that a brass teapot makes them money whenever they hurt themselves, they must come to terms with how far they are willing to go. Based on the comic book series "The Brass Teapot" about mid-twenty year old couple who, in these difficult economic times, finds a mysterious, magical brass teapot which makes them money but at a surprising price. After realizing the teapots powers, John and Alice must decide how far ... [+]

	Media	Author	Review
		Rex Reed The New York Observer	"Far from the offbeat satire on the American dream gone sour it aims to be, The Brass Teapot is more like a dark flirtation with the American nightmare that backfires"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A fresh riff on 'be careful what you wish for' fables"
		The Hollywood Reporter	"The two leads deliver highly appealing performances (...) [But the film] is too unpolished to register as more than a minor curiosity."
		Nicolas Rapold The New York Times	"A comic fable that squanders its twisted-fairy-tale concept"
		Mark Zhuravsky IndieWire	"[It] is able to coast on charm for the first hour, but then the fairytale idea that powers the film runs out of juice"

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