Mr. Right (2015 film)

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Mr. Right
File:Mr Right poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Paco Cabezas
Produced by
  • Bradley Gallo
  • Michael A. Helfant
  • Rick Jacobs
  • Lawrence Mattis
Written by Max Landis
Starring
Music by Aaron Zigman
Cinematography Daniel Aranyó
Edited by Tom Wilson
Production
company
  • Amasia Entertainment
  • Circle of Confusion
Distributed by Focus World
Release dates
  • September 19, 2015 (2015-09-19) (TIFF)
  • April 8, 2016 (2016-04-08) (United States)
Running time
 92 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Box office $209,215[1]

Mr. Right is a 2015 American action-comedy romance film directed by Paco Cabezas and written by Max Landis. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick, Tim Roth, James Ransone, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and RZA.[2] The film was released on April 8, 2016, by Focus World.

Plot

Martha (Anna Kendrick) is at home when her boyfriend walks in the door kissing another woman. He apologizes and tries to convince Martha that she is boring and to have a threesome. Martha leaves with a bottle of wine and goes home, hiding in the closet, letting her frustrations out. Sophie, one of her roommates convinces her to visit Sophie's workplace, a pet store, the next day to take things off her mind. While at the pet store, Martha opens one of the cat cages because she has a feeling, while Sophie warns her not to. The cat ends up hurting them badly, scratching them. Because of this, Sophie is frustrated with Martha and tells her to go home. On the way home, Martha stops in a convenience store, and Francis (Sam Rockwell) immediately notices her and asks her out on a date. The two eventually become close and things start to become very awkward when she finds out that Francis is a professional assassin that kills the people who hire him instead of the intended targets.

Cast

Production

The project was first announced on October 8, 2011 by Variety, that Paco Cabezas would direct the action-comedy film Mr. Right scripted by Max Landis, produced by Circle of Confusion's David Alpert and Lawrence Mattis.[3] On May 5, 2014, Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick were added to the film to star for the lead roles.[4] Michael Helfant and Bradley Gallo would finance the film for Amasia Entertainment and co-produce along with Circle of Confusion's Mattis and Rick Jacobs.[4] On October 6, rapper Rza joined the film's cast to play Shotgun Steve, a marksman of a rival gangster.[5] On October 7, Tim Roth joined the film to play Hopper, Rockwell's character's former mentor turned nemesis.[6] On October 8, James Ransone joined the film.[7] On October 10, Anson Mount, Michael Eklund and Katie Nehra joined the cast, Mount would play Richard Cartigan, a member of a New Jersey crime family, Eklund would play the tattooed thug Johnny Howl, and Nehra would play the bookish roommate to Kendrick's Martha.[8]

Filming

The filming began on October 13, 2014, in New Orleans, Louisiana, where it was shot for seven weeks.[9][10]

Release

In October 2014, Lakeshore Entertainment announced to acquire the international rights to the film, while Sierra/Affinity would handle international sales of the film at American Film Market.[11] The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 19, as the closing night film.[12][2] Prior to, Focus World acquired U.S distribution rights to the film.[13] The film was released on April 8, 2016.[14]

Critical reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 40%, based on 35 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10.[15] On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 51 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[16]

Peter Dubruge of Variety gave the film a negative review, writing, "Not an especially sustainable work model, professionally speaking (it’s murder on word-of-mouth, for starters), but then, this fixer is ready to make some changes in his own life, maybe even find romance with an on-the-rebound Anna Kendrick — which is where Max Landis’ ultra-cutesy script picks up, asking whether a character like that can find and sustain love … or else die trying. For about a decade after Pulp Fiction, such quirky hit-man comedies were all the rage, though in the post-Gigli era, (the eerily similar) Mr. Right just feels wrong."[17]

Anna Kendrick's performance was praised by Alan Scherstuhl of The Village Voice, saying it was "a role that Anna Kendrick kills with such flamboyant style it makes all the movie's shootings look even more rote."[18] Andy Webster in his New York Times review comments that "Anna Kendrick's star shows no sign of dimming".[19]

Accolades

Award Category Recipients Result
Teen Choice Awards[20] Choice Movie – Comedy Pending
Choice Movie Actress: Comedy Anna Kendrick Pending

References

  1. ↑ http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Mr-Right#tab=summary
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sandra Bullock's 'Our Brand Is Crisis,' Robert Redford's 'Truth' to Premiere at Toronto". Variety. Retrieved 18 August 2015.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  3. ↑ Mayorga, Emilio (October 8, 2011). "Cabezas to helm 'Mr. Right'". variety.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Fleming Jr, Mike (May 5, 2014). "Sam Rockwell & Anna Kendrick Team For Max Landis-Scripted 'Mr Right'". deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  5. ↑ Yamato, Jen (October 6, 2014). "RZA Joins Sam Rockwell & Anna Kendrick In 'Mr. Right'". deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  6. ↑ Yamato, Jen (October 7, 2014). "Tim Roth Joins Hitman Action-Romance 'Mr. Right'". deadline.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  7. ↑ Kroll, Justin (October 8, 2014). "James Ransone Joins Anna Kendrick in 'Mr. Right'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  8. ↑ Yamato, Jen (October 10, 2014). "Anson Mount, More Join Hitman Romance 'Mr. Right'". deadline.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  9. ↑ Scott, Mike (October 7, 2014). "RZA, Sam Rockwell, Anna Kendrick set to shoot 'Mr. Right' in New Orleans". nola.com. Retrieved October 8, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  10. ↑ Scott, Mike (October 13, 2014). "Filming in New Orleans: Tim Roth, four others join Sam Rockwell and Anna Kendrick in 'Mr. Right'". nola.com. Retrieved October 13, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  11. ↑ O'Connell, Ryan (October 16, 2014). "Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell's 'Mr. Right' International Rights Acquired By Lakeshore, Sierra Affinity". thewrap.com. Retrieved October 18, 2014.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  12. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 18, 2015). "Toronto: 'Our Brand Is Crisis' & Rathergate Pic 'Truth' Added; 'Mr. Right' To Close Festival". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  13. ↑ Sneider, Jeff (September 18, 2015). "Anna Kendrick, Sam Rockwell Comedy 'Mr. Right' Sells to Focus World". TheWrap.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  14. ↑ "Mr. Right". ImpAwards.com. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  15. ↑ "Mr. Right (2016)". RottenTomatoes.com. Retrieved May 26, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  16. ↑ "Mr. Right (2015)". Metacritic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  17. ↑ Dubruge, Peter (September 17, 2015). "Toronto Film Review: 'Mr. Right'". Variety.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  18. ↑ Scherstuhl, Alan (April 7, 2016). "'Mr. Right' and Anna Kendrick Show How Rom-Com Heroes Are Pretty Much All Psychopaths". The Village Voice. Retrieved April 9, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  19. ↑ Webster, Andy (April 7, 2016). "Mr. Right, With Anna Kendrick, Dips Into a Tricky Genre". The New York Times. Retrieved April 9, 2016.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  20. ↑ Vulpo, Mike (May 24, 2016). "Teen Choice Awards 2016 Nominations Announced: See the "First Wave" of Potential Winners". E!. Archived from the original on May 25, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help)<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>

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