The Brass Teapot (2013)

Purely Joyful Movie!

Best movie of this year hands down!

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

A young couple steal a teapot that they find out dispenses money when they hurt themselves but that's not the end of it's powers. It's an interesting and unusual idea for a film and it works. It plays as a dark comedy drama with a bit of morality thrown in. There are plenty funny moments throughout but also a fair dose of drama as things go increasingly wrong for the couple. The script is sharp, flows along at a nice pace and the story never quite goes where you think it will.The Brass Teapot is helped by strong performances from a strong cast especially the two leads Michael Angarano and Juno Temple who have a good chemistry and both put in excellent performances. This is a rare film that actually delivers more than you think. It is highly recommended and deserves a much higher profile.

Rising star award winner at BAFTA for the 2013 season, Juno Temple, is one of my watch-out actress after seeing her in 'Dirty Girl'. As far as I know she has not donned in a comical role so it was good to see her in this movie as one. This is the role she needed the most after all her previous roles were pretty much serious. The chemistry between her and her counterpart was excellent. The direction was nice, it was her first full length venture which was adapted from her short movie of the same name.As the movie had two young actors, story too ideally matched and looked like specially made for young viewers. This fantasy theme was largely influenced by Aladdin's 'magic lamp' except Genie. Yes the movie was about magic teapot which works differently here, we can say it was modified to suit the modern world. An engaging screenplay, which happens around a teapot throughout the movie and makes us to keep guessing.Of course, logic does not apply here, it takes turns like what a common man does or think if he had a magic pot with him. It was all about money, the world won't work without money so the story evolves around a young couple who are thirsty for money. Like it was another perspective of money making concept that similar to 'The Wolf of Wall Street'. All the above it delivered an inspiring message that necessitated to tell for todays young generation. This movie can be watched for entertainment purpose and also for time pass.7.5/10

"Brass Teapot" directed and cowritten by Ramaa Mosley has potential to be a good or even a great movie, but stoops and patronizes by fabricating scene after scene and conjuring pure idiots for it's main characters in order to manufacture its plot. It is at its core supposed to be a parable on the pitfalls of greed but doesn't have the brains to create something great or more original in how it tells its story. Worse, It's theming is schizophrenic wavering between comedy and drama weakening its overall tone, and I couldn't stand the dumb repetition of the characters antics. Perhaps playing the movie straight and serious may have done more and allowed for the true weight of the parable to shine. As is, can't really recommend. Give it 5/10. The writing failed this movie.

This is a great little movie.A struggling couple find a magic tea pot that rewards pain with money.The couple need to find inventive ways of hurting themselves, then of course there is a string of people following in the teapot's wake.It is adequately funny and the story bounces along quite well. The acting and production is great and it certainly doesn't hurt that Juno Temple spends a lot of the film half undressed.The film isn't hilarious or particularly touching but it is good fun, humorous and doesn't over reach. Perfect for a random night in not quite a Friday night movie.