‘Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film’ Review: Sketch Material Stretched to Laugh-Free Feature Length
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A horticultural vigilante wreaks havoc on a man's life in this feature debut from the alt-comedy troupe.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment In case you’re wondering about the title of the new feature comedy receiving its world premiere at SXSW , be advised that The Dress Up Gang is an alt-comedy troupe that has attracted a following for their videos and television series. They’ve now parlayed their popularity into their first feature film directed, written by and starring its members. The result is Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film, which is about as wacky as its moniker suggests. Full disclosure: I was previously unaware of the troupe, although several of its members — such as Frankie Quinones, Cory Loykasek and Kirk Fox — are familiar from such television shows as What We Do in the Shadows , Physical and Jury Duty , respectively. What I do know is that this sort of offbeat comic material, best suited for short videos and sketches, can be very difficult to pull off in a feature-length film, as the recent The Napa Boys proved. Humor is of course subjective, but what this effort mostly seems to indicate is that the Dress Up Gang’s brand of comedy is an acquired taste. Related Stories Movies 'Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice' Review: Vince Vaughn and James Marsden in a Time-Traveling Hulu Comedy That Packs a Bloody Fun Punch Movies 'Hokum' Review: Adam Scott Gets Spooked in Haunted Irish Hotel Horror Neither Completely Ho-Hum Nor Wholly Satisfying Plantman & Blondie: A Dress Up Gang Film The Bottom Line Maybe you had to be there. Venue : SXSW Film Festival (Narrative Feature Competition) Cast : Cory Loykasek, Donny Divanian, Frankie Quiñones, Kate Berlant, Blake Anderson, DeMorge Brown, Kirk Fox, Brent Weinbach, Jamar Neighbors, Christian Duguay, Kevin Camia Director : Robb Boardman Screenwriters : Robb Boardman, Cory Loykasek, Donny Divanian, Frankie Quiñones 1 hour 36 minutes ...
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