Goondaism Movie Reviews
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Bryan Durham | Times of India
You know that kid nobody wants to be friends with? Well, John Bennett is one such kid who finds acceptance in a stuffed teddy bear gifted to him by his parents at Christmas. One night, he wishes he could talk to the bear, who he unimaginatively names Ted (voiced by Seth MacFarlane). The next morning, Ted comes to life and weeks later, makes his run of the talk shows and he becomes something of a minor celebrity as the years wear on. But, as the narratorRead full review2.5
Shalini Langer | Indian Express
THERE is only one way an over-sexed, over-stoned, over-talkative teddy bear with a 35-year-old companion can go. And MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, goes the whole hog. Women are to be rubbished, comic hero books to be revered, jobs to be trifled with, drugs to be inhaled without guilt or side-effects, relationships to be taken lightly, and physical violence to be chuckled at. Still, the story of an eight-year-old who makes a Christmas wishRead full review2.5
Shalini Langer | Screen
THERE is only one way an over-sexed, over-stoned, over-talkative teddy bear with a 35-year-old companion can go. And MacFarlane, the creator of Family Guy, goes the whole hog. Women are to be rubbished, comic hero books to be revered, jobs to be trifled with, drugs to be inhaled without guilt or side-effects, relationships to be taken lightly, and physical violence to be chuckled at. Still, the story of an eight-year-old who makes a Christmas wishRead full review1.0
Priyanka Ketkar | Film Street Journal
A 35-year-old has to choose between growing up and staying on with a teddy bear he should have left behind eons ago. The choice is made through a torturously ugly and vulgar route. Young John Bennett (Bretton Manley) has no friends to punch and play with until one fine Christmas, a Teddy Bear comes along as a gift. John talks, sleeps and eats with the furry one and voila, the cuddly toy even comes to life as Ted (Seth MacFarlane)Read full review