Genre: Comedy/Crime/Drama
Director: Jordan Peele
Writer: Dominic Wilkins
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Jonah Hill, Anna Kendrick, Steve Carell, Jordan Peele, Jesse Eisenberg, Laurence Fishburne, Simon Pegg, Tina Fey, Michael Rapaport, Conan Stevens
Budget: $65,000,000
Domestic Box Office: $76,112,089
Foreign Box Office: $40,240,842
Total Profit: -$21,567,293
Reaction: On the surface, a crime/comedy/drama that grosses over $115 million should fare pretty well, but the talent costs for the film were very high - actor salaries ended up taking up over half of the film's overall budget.
"The film takes a really long time to get going, but once it does it is pretty funny - especially Ryan Reynolds' gung-ho character and Steve Carell's sad sack character." - Charles Yost, Oregonian
"There are some legitimately great moments in Dominic Wilkins' script, but there are also some head scratching moments. Ultimately, the good definitely outweighed the bad." - Bruce Vickers, Baltimore Sun
"Bright Neon Lights unfortunately wastes a lot of talent by not giving the actors much to do, which is a shame because the ensemble cast put together is too impressive to not make the most of." - Michael Van Patten, Slant Magazine
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Rated R for strong language and some violent content.
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