'Quasi', the imaginative retelling of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, features Steve Lemme as the title character, Quasi Modo - a torturer who grew up in the clock tower. Through a series of events, Quasi and his friend Duchamp (Kevin Heffernan) attempt to create an equal France by way of getting oysters for the peasants, and in doing so, is face the ire of King Guy (Jay Chandrasekhar) and Pope Cornelius (Paul Soter).
The film is made with the crew from Broken Lizard and has most of the elements that make their films funny, but falls short. The script is a bit lackluster, but the flow is decent. It's worth a few laughs and is amusing, but not their greatest work.
Worth a once over.
Plot summary
A hapless hunchback who only yearns for love, finds himself in the middle of a murderous feud between the Pope and the King of France when each orders the hunchback to kill the other.
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April 22, 2023 at 04:29 PM
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Amusing, but don't expect the charm of 'Super Troopers'
I Liked It
It's good to see the Broken Lizard guys back for another movie as I've always enjoyed their humor. I thought the concept was funny and the comedy on point. I also really liked that each guy played different characters. Duchamp with purple teeth and lips after drinking all that wine is beyond funny to me and watching the king and pope go at it was great. Their movies always have great banter between the characters which is enjoyable to watch and this film is no exception. This movie may not be for everyone but I'm happy its out and will watch it again for sure. Its currently on Hulu if you'd like to check it out.
It's Broken Lizard, whad'ya want.
I've always been a pretty big fan of Broken Lizard, going all the way back to the Super Troopers and I've seen all of their films. My personal favorite is Clud Dread, but I find them all to fun, care-free movies. Quasi is no different. It's fun and care-free. There are a few really good gags and ad-libbed lines, with the expected great chemistry of its core group, each of whom take on multiple roles. Steve Lemme steals this one was the titular Quaimodo as well as the small role of a terrible jester who keeps getting punished in ridiculous ways. It's not a masterpiece, nor is it even a top 3-4 of BL, it's just nice to have fun with a movie that, at no point, takes itself seriously. I would put this one in line with Slammin Salmon in terms of actual laugh out loud moments, but there are so many small moments that, while not making me laugh, brought a smile to my face. If you like Broken Lizards previous films, you'll probably like this too, but if you didn't, you'll, honestly, hate it.