So much average

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

This movie definitely is not for everyone but the critics are probably too young to remember movies with cinema drag queen Divine. Assholes can get downright nasty at times just like it's animal namesake. It was hard to watch sloppy French kissing replete with recreational petroleum-based inhalants and gaping herpes sores. And I could have done just fine without the ass-eating montage. But hey, it's to be expected considering the name of the flick. The final minutes take an abrupt left turn but the introduction to two new assholes makes the odd segue fit just fine. If you enjoy crude and quirky, darker than dark humor from often strange characters, open your mind and close your mouth around Assholes. (Check out the fun Jackass-inspired award the movie won at SxSW)