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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe story is told in faux-documentary style, echoing the films of Christopher Guest, and if the cast never quite matches Mr. Guest's ensemble in comic inventiveness, they nonetheless manage to invest a very slight story line with a loose, scruffy charm.
- 67The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThis is a movie about people trying to squeeze maximum recognition and pride out of the one thing they do reasonably well, and much of Blackballed's comedy comes from their attempts to maintain their dignity when they fail.
- 60VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonThe deliberately jittery hand-held lensing enhances the mockery in this mockumentary.
- 50Village VoiceBen KenigsbergVillage VoiceBen KenigsbergA mockumentary that exhausts its best joke with its premise.
- 50New York PostV.A. MusettoNew York PostV.A. MusettoCorddry leads a game cast, but the film is rough around the edges...It would play better as a TV sketch.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThough the performances are surprisingly good - the characters are drawn with a broad brush, but the actors, almost all professional comics, hit all the right notes - the material just isn't funny enough to justify the film's length.
- 50New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanOverlong at just 91 minutes, Brant Sersen's sardonic sports mockumentary would have made a hilarious short film. Instead, it's a mildly amusing feature that takes a few too many potshots at some very broad targets.
- 50Film ThreatMerle BertrandFilm ThreatMerle BertrandAbout as flat as a five day old soda.
- 50Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIn the end, Blackballed doesn't take home the winner's cup, but its genial stick-to-itiveness and reasonably well-aimed humor earn the film at least a good sportsmanship trophy.
- 50The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Stephen ColeFails to ever come alive as a human comedy in the manner of the best mockumentaries.