Mascots (2016)

• Year: 2016
• Released: 13 Oct 2016
• Country: United States
• Adwords: 1 nomination
• IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4936176/
• Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/mascots
• Metacritics: https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mascots
• Available in: 720p,
• Language: English
• MPA Rating: TV-MA
• Genre: Comedy
• Runtime: 89 min
• Writer: Christopher Guest, Jim Piddock
• Director: Christopher Guest
• Cast: Zach Woods, Wayne Wilderson, Sarah Baker
• Keywords: mascot,

	5.8/10
	57/100
	48% – Critics
	36% – Audience

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A look into the world of competitive mascots.

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Mascots Movie Reviews

I liked “Best In Show” but I’m not sure we needed this

I really liked “Best In Show”…but I’m not sure that it needed to be re-made with mascots. There are some fun moments and performances here, but it feels less real and less sympathetic to the characters. Guest brought the same sensibility, but not as much heart.

Worth seeing.

It’s been ten years since Christopher Guest’s last mockumentary, “For Your Consideration” and I assume much of the reason it took so long for another similar film is twofold: Guest had already made several mockumentaries AND “For Your Consideration” was, in my opinion, the worst of these films. Now, a decade later, Guest and his crew is back…thanks to Netflix.

The film is supposedly about an international competition to pick the world’s best mascot. But this is mostly just an opportunity for the actors, some familiar old faces and many new ones, to improv and have fun. I say mostly because late in the film you see some of the acts and the one that ends up winning is actually a great joy to watch.

Is this among Guest’s best films? No. It lacks the humor and originality of “Best in Show” and the artistry of “A Mighty Wind”. But it is enjoyable and worth your time. However, and this is important, stick with this film. It starts of VERY slowly and frankly isn’t all that funny….but it does improve as you watch and considering it’s a made for Netflix film, it’s worth seeing if you have the service.

Something of a Throwaway

From the preview on Netflix, this looked pretty funny, and having seen most of Christopher Guest’s movies, I had plenty of reason to think the preview was accurate.

But the film as a whole is lacking. It has too much down time, too many characters we have little reason to care about. The structure and plot are almost exactly the same as “Best in Show”. It is as though Guest took Netflix’s money and just switched from dogs to mascots.

Some parts were better than others. Parker Posey, as always, is fantastic. And some of the mascot routines were good — the Plumber routine, as well as the Hedgehog. I did like the idea of the armadillo having tire tracks on it.