Teddy Bears' Picnic

 (2002)

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TV Guide Entertainment Network,
At first, it's hard to know what to call actor-writer-director Harry Shearer's bizarre film:....The generally talented cast, which includes Fred Willard, Howard Hesseman, George Wendt and Ming Na (as a tabloid news reporter) are wasted..... ... Full Review

Film Journal International
No, Teddy Bears' Picnic is not all bad. Teddy Bears' Picnic also scores favorably for having brought together some exceptionally fine--and often underemployed--comic actors. TEDDY BEARS' PICNIC Rated:NR For movie details, please click here . ... Full Review

Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
Harry Shearer, who wrote and directed this study in film-de-poo, may be a great comedy writer in short lengths, who knows.......And even more of them suddenly switch their generic personality type mid film..... ... Full Review

Variety
But despite its intelligence and a great, funny concept for a movie, this "Picnic" never gets past the appetizers;....Written and directed by the indefatigable Harry Shearer, pic is such a rapid-fire current-events assault --.... ... Full Review

Reel.com
A scattershot and pointless satire, the movie proves you don't need a Towering Inferno or the Titanic to create a disaster. Sadly, his new film, Teddy Bears' Picnic, amply illustrates that Shearer has apparently learned nothing. ... Full Review