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6.6/10
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A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.A group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.
Kevin Dotcom Brown
- Bouncer
- (as Kevin Brown)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe three members of the mystery team are part of a comedy group called Derrick Comedy from New York University in 2006.
- GoofsJust after Jason hits Kelly with the broom, he goes into the kitchen and you can see the finger of a crew member in the lower left hand corner signal Kelly to give her next line, "Why are you here?"
- Crazy creditsThe bear in the man's picture at the end of the movie is credited as "White Bear" - "Himself"
- Alternate versionsIn addition to the theatrical release, which clocks in at "1 hr 37 min (97 min)", there also exists a version originally shown at Sundance which runs "1 hr 45 min (105 min) (Sundance) (USA)."
- SoundtracksThe Stand
Written and Performed by Donald Glover and Chris Ward
Featured review
You have to see this movie.
"Mystery Team" is a parody of a phenomenon that was never itself a film: The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and especially Encyclopedia Brown.
They manage to walk the line -- like the first Austin Powers film -- so that it's neither too wacky so you can't believe it and don't care about the characters, but not too boring that it's not full of subtle interplay.
The main gag is the innocence of the boys, who are thrust into adult situations continually. It's all about the acting in this film, and kudos especially to "Donald Glover". Dressing like an outrageous hobo, for example, could come across as really stupid in a film with Jim Carrey or Rob Schneider, who play up their roles too much. Donald manages to do it consistently.
On top of that, there are a several delightful plot twists that you won't see coming. The film tries to balance the boys basically being incompetent with allowing them to succeed in a way that isn't too corny.
It's laugh-out-loud funny throughout, a genuine must-see if you like intelligent edgy comedies. Note, it's not really meant to be a kids film. There's a lot of raunchy humor.
I'll give Mystery Team a well-earned 9 out of 10. It just missed a 10 because the ending was good but not quite a classic.
"Mystery Team" is a parody of a phenomenon that was never itself a film: The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and especially Encyclopedia Brown.
They manage to walk the line -- like the first Austin Powers film -- so that it's neither too wacky so you can't believe it and don't care about the characters, but not too boring that it's not full of subtle interplay.
The main gag is the innocence of the boys, who are thrust into adult situations continually. It's all about the acting in this film, and kudos especially to "Donald Glover". Dressing like an outrageous hobo, for example, could come across as really stupid in a film with Jim Carrey or Rob Schneider, who play up their roles too much. Donald manages to do it consistently.
On top of that, there are a several delightful plot twists that you won't see coming. The film tries to balance the boys basically being incompetent with allowing them to succeed in a way that isn't too corny.
It's laugh-out-loud funny throughout, a genuine must-see if you like intelligent edgy comedies. Note, it's not really meant to be a kids film. There's a lot of raunchy humor.
I'll give Mystery Team a well-earned 9 out of 10. It just missed a 10 because the ending was good but not quite a classic.
- johnnymonsarrat
- Feb 7, 2010
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $89,442
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,840
- Aug 30, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $89,442
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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