Synopsis
A drunken playboy stands to lose a wealthy inheritance when he falls for a woman that his family doesn't like.
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Cast
- Russell BrandArthur
- Helen MirrenHobson
- Greta GerwigNaomi Quinn
- Jennifer GarnerSusan Johnson
- Geraldine JamesVivienne
- Luis GuzmánBitterman
- Nick NolteBurt Johnson
- Peter Van WagnerNaomi's Dad
- Christina Jacquelyn CalphTiffany
- John HodgmanPeter, Candy Store Manager
- 60
Arizona Republic
Brand ultimately can't make a watered-down Arthur as sweetly charming as the original, but he certainly makes it better than it would have been otherwise. - 50
Tampa Bay Times
Brand is amusing, in a nutty "Get Him to the Greek" sort of way, while Moore delivered one of the funniest performances ever. - 50
L.A. Weekly
This remake seems to exist only to zap the original of its minor pleasures. - 40
Variety
Even the Brit-wit chemistry of Russell Brand and Helen Mirren can't offset the self-conscious degree to which this tame, calculated effort sticks to its source. - 40
Time Out
The original film, for all its zaniness, existed in a recognizable Koch-era metropolis, one that paradoxically added to our hero's likable haze of denial. This time, the town is far shinier (what recession?). - 40
Boxoffice Magazine
This Arthur feels flat and lifeless, especially when compared to its highly successful predecessor. - 40
Chicago Reader
Three decades of skyrocketing income inequality have soured the comedy of Arthur's astronomically expensive self-indulgences. - 38
Orlando Sentinel
This Arthur is on the rocks long before Last Call.