Synopsis
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
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Cast
- Reinhold AmanSelf
- Steven BochcoSelf
- Pat BooneSelf
- Ben BradleeSelf
- Drew CareySelf
- Chuck DSelf
- Billy ConnollySelf
- John CrossleySelf
- Sam DonaldsonSelf
- Janeane GarofaloSelf
Recommendations
- 80
Film Threat
Provides a highly provocative and humorous overview of a word that, love it or hate it, undoubtedly holds more power than its measly four letters might suggest. All in all, I'd have to say that this film was entertaining as f*ck. - 80
L.A. Weekly
Profound and joyously silly at the same time. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
A lively and often enlightening documentary. - 70
Variety
The offensive word that provides the title for Steven Anderson's penetrating documentary/social critique has either enriched or infected Western culture to the point that we're either drowning in a "floodtide of filth" or blessed with the best verbal relief valve ever devised by man. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Often surprising and thought-provoking (the urge to euphemize is characterized as a drift away from reality), "****" is as funny and cathartic as the word it celebrates, and nearly as perversely shock-happy. - 67
The A.V. Club
The movie doesn't add much to the culture wars, beyond histrionics from a lot of people who take their causes too f*cking seriously. - 60
Salon
It's essentially a mishmash of random ingredients, not very systematically presented and skewed to flatter its audience's presumed enlightenment. - 50
Village Voice
Aside from the historically worthy identification of General George S. Patton as a pioneering potty mouth, the film contains little or nothing in the way of surprise.
