Variety
It longs to be a close-to-the-bone lampoon in the scathing spirit of Christopher Guest, and it has a few amusing moments, but it’s really a predigested one-joke comedy.
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Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
Andy Samberg leads this movie from The Lonely Island and Judd Apatow as Conner4Real, a Justin Bieber-level singer/rapper who begins to deteriorate when his second album flops. Co-stars Imogen Poots (Are We Officially Dating?), Mike Birbiglia (Sleepwalk with Me), fellow SNL veteran Sarah Silverman and Tim Meadows. You may be familiar with some of The Lonely Island's hits - Jizz in My Pants, Motherlover and I'm on A Boat.
2016Rating: R16, Drug use, sex scenes and offensive language82 minsUSA
ComedyMusic
- Director:
- Akiva Schaffer ('The Watch', 'Hot Rod')Jorma Taccone ('MacGruber')
- Writer:
- Akiva SchafferJorma TacconeAndy Samberg
- Cast:
- Andy SambergSarah SilvermanImogen PootsMike BirbigliaTim MeadowsJorma TacconeAkiva Schaffer
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping / Reviews
The Guardian
There are laughs found in almost every scene, though not many big ones. There’s also the problem that no amount of parody can top the real thing.
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Hollywood Reporter
Filled with the sort of sly jokes whose targets music fans should have no problem recognizing.
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Empire Magazine
An absolute blast, with a frenetic strike-rate and songs that will worm their way into your ears for days. Like Conner, this comedy’s for real.
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