Death of a Telemarketer (2020) User Reviews

Surprisingly better than rated but fails in the end

[imdb-23821 · 6/10 · 26 January 2022]

This is a low budget film that is far more entertaining because of Lamore Morris' performance as a glib, smooth talking salesman who ends up trying to con one too many suckers. He's a salesperson to the very end, can't help himself no matter where he might be, the con is always on.

Unfortunately it doesn't go anywhere except for more revelations as they move along which isn't terrible, just not terribly redeeming. There are amusing moments regularly and what keeps you going.

The entire film takes place primarily in one location. I think it would have been better with about 10 minutes stripped down and a more redeeming destination. But it's far better than the terrible pandemic direct to video junk that has been produced.

Doesn't work on any level

[jtindahouse · 3/10 · 26 January 2022]

I wanted to like 'Death of a Telemarketer'. The plot-line sounded fun and there were a couple of fun actors in the cast who can be quite good with the right material. I quickly realised however that this film was not going to be an enjoyable ride.

It starts off trying to be a quick-witted comedy, but absolutely none of the jokes are landing. At that point I thought I was in for a very long 90 minutes. Then the film changes up and becomes a lot darker and more serious. This was at least a lot more interesting to watch than what the beginning of the film was offering.

It still wasn't landing though. The concept was ridiculous, the character motivations were laughable (not in an intentional way unfortunately) and then at the end it tries to be heart-felt and it is just cringe-worthy.

I didn't have a great time with 'Death of a Telemarketer' I'm sad to say. Not one I'd recommend. 3/10.

This movie sucks

[Draysan-Jennings · 3/10 · 26 January 2022]

I definitely regret watching this film. It was a total waste of time. I got to the hour mark and almost turned it off. I realized I only had about 25 minutes left so I decided to ride it out. Bad idea! It basically only gets worse. Don't make the same mistake I did. Pass on this one. 3 stars.

Watched for Lamorne and Alisha

[nugnug822 · 7/10 · 28 August 2022]

Lamorne Morris really carried this so well! It's not a big movie and there are few other characters so it relies heavily on him and he delivered as he always does. It's a lot different than his New Girl or Game Night acting and it was just as fun.

The minor characters also keep you entertained, especially Haley Joel Osment in his weird role. His scenes with the actor who played Barry and Lamorne were some of the funniest parts for me.

Alisha Wainwright is stunning and does great in her little amount of screen time especially towards the end.

Loved Barry's minor storyline too

The plot is a little silly but all the actors have the talent to carry it and you feel a lot of sympathy for telemarketers in the end

I guess the motivations are a little off and hard to believe but the actors all do their best to sell it and letting go of that disbelief helped sell the movie for me.

I was almost put off by some of the other reviews but I'm glad I watched, though not sure if would watch it over and over again.

I'd for sure recommend it and say it's far better than I expected from the reviews!

Sell or die trying

[nogodnomasters · 7/10 · 1 February 2022]

Casey Miller (Lamorne Morris) has the gift of gab and is a successful telemarketer, selling phone, Internet, and cable bundles in southern California. He crosses the line on nearly every call. Working late one night alone, an angry man who he called, pretending to be his dead friend, shows up and threatens Casey, forcing him to call people up and apologize.

The film worked for the most part and it had some times when he felt too fake. It was entertaining.

Guide: F-word. No sex or nudity.

saw low scores but it was much better than expected

[loozzotys · 8/10 · 31 January 2022]

Some funny parts. The l4ad actor looks like a young wimpy Wesley Snipes but his acting is actually OK.

If there is nothing else to watch then this is OK to watch late at night for sure.

Sure it's low budget, it's not "Blade" Wesley snipes action or "Ricky Gervais" funny , but it is somehow watchable. THe lead actor even talks like a young wesley snipes LOL.

A Telemarketers' Worst Nightmare

[stevendbeard · 7/10 · 6 December 2021]

I saw Death of a Telemarketer, starring Lamorne Morris-Bloodshot, New Girl_tv; Jackie Earle Haley-London Has Fallen, RoboCop_2014; Haley Joel Osment-The Boys_tv, The Sixth Sense and Alisha Wainwright-Shadowhunters_tv, General Hospital_tv.

This movie is a telemarketer's worst nightmare. Lamorne plays the top salesman at the telemarketing company that he works for. They sell cable tv, internet and phone service and are having a contest between the employees to see who sales the most customers in a 6 hour period-winner gets 3 thousand dollars-and since Lamorne usually outsells everyone, he decides it's a good time to propose to Alisha, his girlfriend. Something goes wrong-you find out exactly what happened near the end-and Lamorne looses. He decides to sneak back in that night, after closing, and get a few more clients and win the contest but he unwisely goes for the no call list and picks the wrong person to try and sell to. Jackie plays the person he calls and Jackie is not a happy camper-he has some history with telemarketers. Things turn dark for Lamorne after Jackie and his son, Haley, show up to have a serious discussion with Lamorne.

It's rated R for language and violence and has a running time of 1 hour & 28 minutes.

I enjoyed it and would buy it on DVD.