Reception Observe and Report

1 reception

1.1 critical response
1.2 box office
1.3 home media

reception

anna faris , seth rogen fielding questions @ film s premiere @ 2009 south southwest festival


critical response

observe , report met mixed reviews critics. on rotten tomatoes, film has rating of 50%, based on 202 reviews, average rating of 5.5/10. site s consensus reads: though has mean streak, , not cater tastes, observe , report has gut-busting laughs , committed seth rogen in irresistible form. on metacritic, film received score of 54 out of 100, based on 35 critics, indicating mixed or average reviews .

peter travers of rolling stone gave film rating of 3 out of 4 stars, saying, hill fearless @ pushing hot buttons: date rape, shooting , worse, , rogen nutso hilarious, nailing every note of mirth , malice. conversely, peter bradshaw of guardian awarded movie 1 star out of 5 , disparaged rogen s performance, writing seth rogen fans me, charmless, heavy-handed , cynical comedy uncomfortable experience. paul byrnes wrote in sydney morning herald, of movie plain vicious. @ best, s sad , grotesque, rather hilarious, while manohla dargis of new york times stated if thought abu ghraib laugh riot might love observe , report. continued, it’s far better , easier... sit , relax , enjoy show. that, after all, precisely hollywood banks on each time manufactures new entertainment public — stupid, violent characters hold mirror public indicate — views contempt.

the sex scene between rogen , faris attracted criticism various groups. referring moment ronnie barnhardt having sex faris intoxicated character, rogen said in interview says, like, 1 thing makes okay, antonia zerbisias responded, arguing retroactive consent not consent , there s no okay in rape . peter travers argued in rolling stone while scene constitute date rape, bipolar ronnie acting totally in character, , movie isn t condoning ronnie s actions , dishing out kind of laughs stick in throat.

during interview on howard stern show, rogen stated disappointed film s overall reception, proud 2 people liked stern , david letterman.

box office

the film grossed $11 million in opening weekend (an average of $4,085 @ 2,727 theaters), finishing in fourth place, behind hannah montana: movie, fast & furious , monsters vs. aliens (also featuring rogen). date lowest-grossing mainstream film of rogen s starring career, , second lowest-grossing film overall before take waltz, grossing total of $27 million.

home media

the film released on dvd , blu-ray on september 22, 2009.