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Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) a score of 2.7268 out of 4
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Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
‘Whatever happened to Pauly Shore'I'm sure that's asked by someone at least once a day. For a while there he was - the hottest young and crazy thing. I still recall sitting in the audience of Son in Law (1993) only to go near deaf from the screams of ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Fred Topel)MovieWeb (Fred Topel)
Pauly Shore is Dead is Shore's self-referential mockumentary about what happened to him after he fell from fame. Beginning with the overexposure of the wiezel and the failure of his sitcom, the film chronicles his downward spiral, plan to fake his own ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at MovieWeb (Fred Topel)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Oz)eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
While catching a Pauly Shore movie might rank somewhere slightly below self-tracheotomy on the To-Do lists of most people, I'm about to tell you something quietly shocking -- this is actually one of the funnier movies I've seen in a while. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Oz)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCriticeFilmCritic
When we were all having fun making easy jokes on the back of Shore’s fall from grace in the 90’s, he obviously eventually came to a point where he had to make a decision on his future. Based on the traditional Hollywood career crossroads options, he ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at eFilmCritic
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Clint Morris)Film Threat (Clint Morris)
A very funny, blatantly satirical and insolently honest look into the life of the former it boy. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Film Threat (Clint Morris)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Well, I guess when your career has reached the nadir that Pauly Shore's has, directing a mockumentary about your own death is the sensible thing to do. In the extremely descriptive Pauly Shore Is Dead, Shore finds himself in present-day career hell ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
It works as a throwaway joke -- occasionally funny and often shamelessly tasteless. And it also helps if you like Shore. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Sacramento Bee (Joe Baltake)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Born and bred L.A. narcissist Pauly Shore turns auteur for this comedy film outing which, in addition to starring in, he also directs and receives screenwriting credit (along with pal Kirk Fox). It’s pure Pauly all the way, even though the movie seeks ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marjorie Baumgarten)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Pauly Shore’s career spirals down into the toilet in the wake of a disastrous Fox sitcom. Desperate, he fakes his own death, thus boosting his popularity. His plan seems to be working, until the terrible backfire when he is caught and sent to jail. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Threat (Dean Edward)Film Threat (Dean Edward)
Perhaps this will be the calling card that welcomes Shore back to fold... or maybe it’s just a suitable farewell. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Film Threat (Dean Edward)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Moviehole (Clint Morris)Moviehole (Clint Morris)
A delightful surprise that’ll raise as many questions as it does bust guts.A very funny, blatantly satirical and insolently honest look into the life of the former it boy ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at Moviehole (Clint Morris)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Shore's contempt extends well beyond himself to tar his fans and just about anyone who might be in the audience. ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Ken Fox)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) scores a combined 1.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)
Pauly Shore 's career is a bit of an enigma. He was a successful entertainment personality and no one really knows why. He wasn't strikingly handsome or hilarious, but he could make us laugh with his offbeat pronunciation or when invoking his character ...read the complete Pauly Shore Is Dead movie review at The Cinema Source (Paul Maniaci)

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Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) is ranked overall as  out of 4 stars
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