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20 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 89Austin ChronicleJosh KupeckiAustin ChronicleJosh KupeckiThe cast is uniformly excellent and delivers enthusiastic performances, even the ones played by puppets, and the pacing is lively and not at all boring.
- 80The New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliThe New York TimesElisabeth VincentelliWelcome back to the zany world of Quentin Dupieux, a French director who cranks out (his previous film, the time-travel fable “Incredible But True,” came out just months ago) low-budget absurdist comedies with preposterous premises that he always takes at face value, no matter how demented. His latest might be his funniest yet.
- 75The Film StageLeonardo GoiThe Film StageLeonardo GoiIf Smoking may feel like an amalgam of leftover ideas, it finds a tenuous through line in the contagious love Dupieux imbues in the very act—and art—of bringing those fables to life.
- 75The PlaylistElena LazicThe PlaylistElena LazicAlthough Smoking Causes Coughing isn’t as substantial or funny as some of his other films, it remains a breath of fresh air and contains enough moments of invention and flawless comedy to amuse and charm, particularly at a festival that has sorely lacked laughs so far.
- 75Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSlant MagazineWilliam RepassSmoking Causes Coughing isn’t just an anti-superhero superhero film, but, thanks to Tristram Shandy-like levels of discursivity, something akin to an anti-film.
- 75RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsSmoking Causes Coughing works because Dupieux’s already been here and done similar things before. This is just a superior collection of shaggy dog jokes.
- 75IndieWireRyan LattanzioIndieWireRyan LattanzioIt’s as consistently surprising and deranged a movie as any from his output, even if not for all tastes, which he knows.
- 70Screen DailyTim GriersonScreen DailyTim GriersonThe droll, slight Smoking Causes Coughing plays like a loose collection of Quentin Dupieux’s leftover ideas, but there’s ample charm in these surreal bits and pieces — especially for anyone already on the auteur’s cheekily bizarre wavelength.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe gimmick and the satiric target here are broader and the punches miss the mark far more often than they land. But if you’re blitzed enough…