Smoking Causes Coughing
critic Reviews
, 94% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Quentin Dupieux still isn't for everyone -- but if you're on his loopy wavelength, Smoking Causes Coughing causes laughter.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreWendy IdeObserver (UK)
Unpredictable, digressive, looping and parenthetical in structure, Smoking Causes Coughing is one of the most formally daring and unexpected films of the year.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin MaherTimes (UK)
Tongues are firmly in cheeks throughout, and Adèle Exarchopoulos steals the movie as a cheery smartphone addict who keeps vlogging into the digital abyss, even as she’s being pursued by a murderer.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreLarushka Ivan-Zadehmetro.co.uk
This brilliant oddity is truly a film like no other.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJohn NugentEmpire Magazine
Dupieux always opts for the funniest or most absurd option over any kind of narrative sense; if you surrender to his silliness, you’re in for a très drôle time.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRobbie CollinDaily Telegraph (UK)
If Smoking Causes Coughing is easy on the eye, it’s even easier on the brain, blithely tripping along Monty Python-like from incident to incident...
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDavid HughesTime Out
The portmanteau structure suits Dupieux’s demented sensibility, providing a wildly varied yet consistently entertaining dose of bafflement and bemusement.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreFedor TotWeLoveCinema
Quentin Dupieux pulls off another smart-stupid satire
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRicardo RosadoFotogramas
Smoking Causes Coughing is shot with the pulse of someone who takes very seriously doing things well, and it achieves a song to the absurd... [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRandy MeeksEspinof
Ultimately, even the most delicious and unique gum becomes flavorless after chewing it. Sadly, originality without limits isn't purposeful. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScorePhilipp EngelCinemanía (Spain)
What begins as a superhero adventure -or something like that- soon becomes a matryoshka doll of short stories, each one more extravagant than the last. [Full review in Spanish]
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