Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

It was bad .Very bad . There was no real plot, or a good script Just a waste of time

Comedies should be fun. Sometimes they can deviate from reality but the whole premise of this movie is absurd.Arthur was just a totally unbelievable character. Maybe it was brand, maybe it was the script, maybe it was the director. It doesn't matter. If we don't believe Arthur could ever be a real person then we will never have the connection that is needed for a movie to succeedPerhaps the people who find torture and sadism entertaining could rate this movie highly but for the majority of the human population they will find this a piece of trash. I am just surprised that this movie with the deridingly unfunny revised script was ever released.

I will not bang on about the differences between this and the original because there really is no point.Brand is the worst possible choice for a lead role in ANY movie, let alone the remake of a classic. I can't think for a moment what possessed them to cast Brand in a role that demands a charismatic, lovable rogue when Brand has all the charisma of a whelk and barely qualifies as a human being.There was no justification for this remake. They would have had to do at least ONE component better, but in their choice of lead, they ensured that this was always going to fail.

Arthur (Russell Brand) is an irresponsible drunken playboy. His mother Vivienne (Geraldine James) is fed up and forces him to marry proper and sensible Susan (Jennifer Garner). He can't stand her. The only person in his corner is his caretaker Hobson (Helen Mirren). One day, he meets free spirit Naomi (Greta Gerwig).This is weak remake of Arthur(1981) staring Dudley Moore. Russell Brand is childish but just isn't childlike. That's mainly what's missing from this version. The joy and the childlike innocence is gone. Greta Gerwig is cute but she's way too quiet. There isn't much of a spark between the leads. The chemistry is questionable. Helen Mirren is an interesting choice for Hobson, and she does a fine job. Without the fun of the original, there isn't much here.