Good Mourning (film)

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Good Mourning
The film poster to represent the 2022 film "Good Mourning".png
Promotional release poster
Directed by
Written by
  • Colson Baker
  • Mod Sun
Produced by
  • Colson Baker
  • Mod Sun
  • Chris Long
  • Jib Polhemus
Starring
CinematographyMicky Froehlich
Edited byA.J. Dickerson
Music by
Production
companies
  • Cedar Park Studios
  • Raven Capital Management
Distributed by
Release date
  • May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$21,348 [1] [2]

Good Mourning is a 2022 American stoner comedy film written, produced, directed by and starring Machine Gun Kelly (credited as Colson Baker) and Mod Sun, in their directorial debuts. [3] It also stars Zach Villa, GaTa, Becky G, Dove Cameron and Megan Fox.

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The film follows movie star London Clash's world turned upside down when he wakes up to an implied break up text from the love of his life. And the timing couldn't be worse because the most important meeting of his career is scheduled for later that same day. Compounded by chaotic roommates, and wildly unpredictable twists and turns, London's day keeps going downhill until ultimately, he is forced to choose between pursuing his one true love and landing a life-changing, starring role in a major motion picture.

Good Mourning was theatrically released on May 20, 2022, through Open Road Films. The film received mainly negative reviews from critics, and its box office was negatively impacted at the time of the release. It was nominated for 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards, winning Worst Director for Baker and Mod Sun.

Plot

Actor London Clash wakes up to text messages from his girlfriend, Apple, including an apology and the phrase ‘good mourning.’ He is unable to reach her, and worries that the messages are a breakup. Compounding his stress are the arrival of his new assistant, Olive, and a role in a new Batman film that he is waiting to hear about. He manages to make contact with Apple, but their conversation is interrupted when Trippie Redd hits him with a water balloon, breaking his phone. London, along with friends Angel and Leo, break into Apple’s house looking for her, only to shatter urns containing her cremated relatives. Angel proposes using cannabis ash to replace the remains, and the three embark on a heavy smoking session with the help of their friends Dylan, Fat Joe and Kennedy.

Olive provides London with a new phone, which he uses to get in touch with Apple. However, when his friends return to Apple’s house to replace the urns, they see her leaving the house with another man. London skips a meeting with the director of the Batman movie to meet Apple at a Van Nuys airport. He is knocked out by the unknown man, which is filmed by Dennis Rodman, but is rescued and treated by his stalker, Sabrina. Meanwhile, Leo attends the meeting in London’s place, wearing a mask to conceal his identity. In the middle of the meeting, he and Dylan are arrested after being spotted leaving Apple’s house.

London makes it home to find Apple waiting, who reveals that the mysterious man was her stylist, and the ‘good mourning’ text was simply a typo. Furious at London for his behavior, she breaks up with him, and Maxine fires him as a client. After bailing Dylan and Leo out of jail, the group heads to a party Apple is attending YG’s house, but are unable to get in. After getting Fat Joe out of a k-hole, they travel to a late night diner. Olive arrives with Maxine on the phone, who tells London that the viral video of him getting punched in the face has landed him the Batman role. He calls Apple, who agrees to meet him at the site of their first kiss. However, while texting and driving, he crashes into Apple, landing the two of them in the same hospital room together.

A post-credits scene appears to indicate that the events of the film were in fact an episode of a television show, with London Clash (played by a British actor) a character.

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 0% rating based on reviews from 7 critics. [4]

Jeffrey Anderson of Common Sense Media gave it 2 out of 5 and wrote: "without help from outside substances, this showbiz/stoner comedy doesn't really offer anything we haven't seen before and never achieves more than a mild chuckle." [5]

Box office

In the United States and Canada, the film earned $16,010 from 28 theaters in its opening weekend. [6] In total the film has grossed $21,348. [1]

Accolades

At the 43rd Golden Raspberry Awards, the film received seven nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Actor (for Kelly), Worst Supporting Actor (for Sun and for Davidson), Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Combo (for Kelly and Sun), winning Worst Director.

YearAwardCategoryResultRecipient
2023 [7] Golden Raspberry Awards Worst Picture Nominated Chris Long, Machine Gun Kelly, Jib Polhemus, and Mod Sun
Worst Director WonMachine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun
Worst Actor NominatedMachine Gun Kelly
Worst Supporting Actor Nominated Pete Davidson
NominatedMod Sun
Worst Screen Combo NominatedMachine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun
Worst Screenplay Nominated"written" by Machine Gun Kelly and Mod Sun

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References

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  2. ↑ "Good Mourning". The Numbers . Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Megan! Pete! Everything We Know About Machine Gun Kelly's 'Good Mourning'". Us Weekly. May 21, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Good Mourning". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ↑ Jeffrey Anderson. "Good Mourning Movie Review". Common Sense Media . Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  6. ↑ "Domestic 2022 Weekend 20". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  7. ↑ Dixon, Marcus. "2023 Razzie Awards nominations: 'Blonde' leads with 8, 'Good Mourning' has 7". GoldDerby. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
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