not horrible nor great

A very feeble attempt at affirmatie action

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

I wasn't able to watch this under the best of circumstances. It was a relatively poor rip and I couldn't watch it from a comfortable sofa or such, and that never helps. I have been looking forward to watching it, though, since I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the other mockumentary films made by Corky St., ehrm, I mean Christopher Guest. It was a little unsettling to see how much older some of the actors / actresses have been growing, but it is what it is - time waits for no one.Then, onto the actual movie. I wasn't too excited by the subject matter of sports team mascots, but Guest usually pulls it off, so I had some hopes. And I must say, it's pretty much more of the same but still different. I had to get used to some of the new actors in the cast, but especially Sarah Baker and Zach Woods did quite well. Some other actors were less impressive, but a lot of the familiar faces did just fine, like Posey, Hitchcock, Begley Jr., Higgins, Piddock, etc., and of course it was quite a good idea to get Corky St. Clair back in. It may have been partly the circumstances in which I had to see this, but all in all it wasn't much more than just enjoyable, with Chris O'Dowd as a low point - not sure I can explain exactly why, but his part and acting didn't much speak to me.Maybe if this ever will come out on dvd or blu-ray I will be able to watch it over and over (as I did recently with all the other Guest mockumentaries) and get more into it. For now, this was fun in part, with most of the final performances in the finale being the very highlights, but I just can't get myself to go any higher than a good 6 out of 10.

Mockumentarian King Christopher Guest is mocking around again after a long hiatus with his latest mockumentary "Mascots". However, I just don't think he will be our or your Guest this time around. "Mascots" is set in poking satirical mock fun at the world of portraying Mascots; personally, I have been a Mascot myself for twenty years so I was eagerly awaiting this. However, it did not reach expectations. Once again, Guest brings into the mock arena zany, obsessed characters but this time it focuses in a Mascot competition. The Mascots are diverse and they do have their comedic moments, but not enough laughs for me to cheer for them constantly as I did with the dog owners in "Best in Show" and the folk musicians in "A Mighty Wind". Guest regulars are back including Jennifer Coolidge, Parker Posey, Ed Begley Jr. Bob Balaban, Jane Lynch, and Guest himself; who were all just mediocre compared to their mocking acting classic performances in Guest's past mockumentaries. Nonetheless, one that still stood in "scene stealer" variety was Fred Willard, who here plays a mascot trainer. Willard, in vintage Willardesque mode, gets his character to poke fun on everything and everyone around him. "Mascots" had some character in it, but not enough for my mascot communication expectation. *** Average

It is difficult to understand what the authors wanted to say with this movie. I don't expect a great story in a movie like this, but I thought that it would very funny. It was a deception because Netflix announced this movie like a great release. First of all, I think that would be better if the movie was like a documentary. At the beginning It seems a documentary, but they don't follow this approach in the whole movie. I watched this movie with the sensation that I will see something funny, but It keeps the same rhythm from the beginning to end. I addition, there's no a main character or a character with a story that make you interested about the end. This movie is different from any other movie that I have watched, because it seems like a lot of scenes with no logical connection.

I love Best In Show. It's probably in my top 20 favorite movies list of all time. But Mascots is almost un-watchable. It is pretty much exactly the same as BIS, a bunch of quirky characters coming together for a competitive, ending with a 1 year followed up. With most of the same stars and a ton of improv practice from This Is Spinal Tap, BIS, Waiting for Guffman and the folk singing one (terrible as well, I can't even remember the name), you would think there would be some laughs......but i just couldn't even bring myself to smile. The were a couple characters that had the potential to be funny, but really all they did was recycle them from the other movies. And it just didn't work. This formula that they use over and over is just not funny anymore.