Lucybespro It is a performances centric movie

Claysaba Excellent, Without a doubt!!

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Catherina If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

TxMike I found this movie on Netflix streaming. The premise concerns a young 20-something couple trying hard to use their college education towards a conventional existence in Indiana (filmed in New York). He is a phone salesman trying to get people to buy extended warranties. She is shopping around for a job. But they are barely making ends meet.The young wife is Juno Temple as Alice and the young husband is Michael Angarano John. One day they are driving in a rural area and get hit by a truck that didn't stop at an intersection. There also was a dilapidated antique shop. They go in and on impulse Alice sees and steals a nicely decorated brass pot.Thinking it was only an attractive pot, one day while curling her hair she burns herself and yelps, then finds that the brass pot generated some money, several $20 bills. A light went off in her head, she purposely hurts herself again and more money. Then, the greater the hurt the greater the amount of money.So what we have here is a seemingly unlimited source of money for two young people who are pretty much broke. This spirals into a number of other situations as they try to figure out how to make a million dollars. But some research shows that the brass pot and its magic may be a terror in the long run.Somewhat different theme from most modern movies, I enjoyed it.

Crotchety Old Critic This is how a story SHOULD be written! Filled with depth, a fantastic plot, likable characters you can identify with, twists and turns; The Brass Teapot doesn't disappoint. And the actors all give a splendid performance! It truly is the best movie I saw that year! I tip my hat to the writers and the director for making a superb film. When this movie came out on Netflix, I was somewhat skeptical to see it given that there wasn't enough information in the description. The contributing factor to seeing this, was seeing a picture of Juno Temple cradling the brass teapot in her arms as she lied in bed. I was interested in knowing what the movie was about, and what was so important about this teapot. And I thoroughly enjoyed it!

Dereklogan104 The movie was not what i that it was going to be i love it and the two lead actors delivery the comic parts really well Juno temple my be in her underwear for most of the movie but she plays her part well and Michael angarano delivers his comic lines well as for the rest of the cast they deliver good all round performances too also the plot of the movie how far will you go for money is a good morality tale which they deal with well so if you want a movie that makes you feel good and takes you away from mundane life i would recommend seeing this very funny flick i am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did a perfect date night movie

suite92 John goes to work at the Laurel Springs Office Building. Alice goes to a job interview. He gets a reprimand from the boss, she does not get the job. Their funds are already short. So they go to a party and get drunk. They get T-boned by a truck. It's amazing she was still alive, much less untouched. Alice spots an antiques shop, and runs into it. She steals a rather nice looking teapot. The next day, she accidentally burns herself (slightly); the teapot jiggles. She looks inside and finds 200 USD. She tries to replicate this, but hurt herself more. The pot gives her 700 USD. She trips and falls; more money comes from the teapot. About the same time, John gets fired.John comes home to find the place messed up, and Alice bloodied in multiple places. She eventually convinces him of the conceit of the film. A harsh knee slam to his crotch was initially worth quite a bit of money. John goes back to the place where Alice stole the teapot. It is marked 'Closed' and is boarded up. Very unfortunately, John goes on Antiques Roadshow and gets an appraisal. A man of long Chinese heritage sees the show, and makes a new notation on a wall map. He was not the only one who watched. Clearly, they are screwed.They get into mainlining pain: tattoos, whipping, dental work without pain killers, burning flesh, and so on. They have no explanations for getting out of debt without jobs. Two large Hasidic Jewish fellows drop by and beat the nonsense out of John, telling them that it was a family heirloom, and their relative had died. They paid these folks off from the cash that John's beating generated. The Chinese man tries to warn them, but they rebuff him.They make investments that fail, and splurge on all sorts of things: a huge new house, clothes, restaurants. An old acquaintance tries to steal it; the Jewish fellows break in to steal it. Alice tries to beat up the Jewish guys who are buff and about six feet two. She keeps the pot, but they do her some damage.The diminishing returns start. The same amount of pain endured results in less reward. Then they discover that if the teapot is near someone else's pain, they also get money. Unfortunately, Alice tries hit and run to generate money. They also discover that emotional pain generates cash.Does the moral descent ever end? -------Scores-------Cinematography: 10/10 The introductory credits were absolutely beautiful. Then there was the rest of the film, which was quite nicely shot.Sound: 8/10 OK.Acting: 2/10 Terrible. Alexis Bledel was okay, but Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, and most of the supporting actors were indeed bad.Screenplay: 6/10 A fairly sound story gets told through poor actors.