Simply Perfect

Sick Product of a Sick System

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

A lot of fun.

Kabluey has moments of whimsical fun. It's a bit slow, but you can't help but smile at the ridiculous characters, the strange situations and the sentimental moments. It almost plays out like a darker version of Napoleon Dynamite. Kabluey a likeable movie; it's just not a great movie.

Scott Prendergast wrote, directed, and stars in this disheveled tale of a dejected 32-year-old sad-sack who goes to stay with his sister-in-law and two destructive little nephews after her soldier-husband has been deployed overseas; he earns his keep as a babysitter, and even gets a job handing out flyers while dressed in a foam-rubber costume, but time is running out for him becoming a useful member of this household. It's a thin basis for the plot of a feature film; Prendergast knows where he wants to take this story (and his character, in particular), but he chews up too much time getting us to that proverbial arc. There are brief moments in "Kabluey" that nail a certain type of irreverent, irrational humor, similar to that of TV's "Seinfeld". But, while portions of the film manage to be both funny and pathetic at once, some of the more outrageous vignettes are ugly or maliciously unfunny. There aren't enough layers here for the filmmaker to build upon--it's mostly all on one-note--and he isn't adept at bringing out different nuances in an actor's performance (although Lisa Kudrow certainly gives the picture some bite, practically the only bite in evidence). The grainy-colored cinematography exposes a low budget, cameos by famous friends are nothing but a distraction, and the fanciful final act (albeit much stronger than the first two-thirds of the film) is rather a cop-out. We probably wouldn't want the movie to end any other way, but there's something smug and uncomfortable with Prendergast putting a wistful face on all this. He has backed himself so far into a corner story-wise that even a few touching scenes near the finish-line aren't enough to make the project worthwhile. *1/2 from ****

The movie to me as the credits rolled was a smile and a nod. The heart warming light comedy with a psychology behaviorism aspect to it made me like this movie. As the movie progressed, it showed a semi-redundant life in two different lights (him in the suit/him out of the suit). The beginning came out with bursting out laughs and the movie soon progressed into a warm-hearted lesson. The fact of the comparisons you see with him in the suit and out of the suit will show mostly how people do adapt to who they are with and will give you a chuckle out of it.Slow,deep,methodical, and will probably keep you smile through the whole movie if you just take it as they want you too. I would give a watch :P

Kabluey is the story of Salman (Scott Prendergast, who hands in a fantastic performance, and also wrote and directed the film quite nicely), an almost no skilled man who goes to live with his brother's wife, Leslie (Lisa Kudrow). His brother is overseas fighting in the military, so since he's unemployed, when Leslie's at work, he has to watch her kids. This is one of his weaker points that makes for some of the funnier scenes. After Salman figures out he can only handle few jobs, he takes a job dressing up in a blue promotional suit on the side of the highway. Christine Taylor plays Betty, a woman who's kids are obsessed with his suit. Prendergast has made a triple threat film, he does a great job acting, writing, and directing all in one. The film is sweet, fun, and contains more laughs than two of the average comedies combined. Both Kudrow and Taylor also do a good job of juggling humor, heart, and drama. The premise is completely unbelievable- as the man in the blue suit, Salman gets invited to entertain kids at a kid's birthday party, except you would think they would hire a clown. That said, if you're willing to leave the real world for two hours, and have a good old time, then Kabluey is the movie for you.