Amy Adler Alice (Juno Temple) married John (Michael Angarano) despite the fact that he is not a success at business. John works as a telemarketer while Alice sends out her resume again and again without landing a job. Former classmates sneer. But, Alice loves John and visa versa and they enjoy each other's company despite scrambling to pay the rent. Yet, one fateful day, Alice and John get in a minor car wreck near an antique shop. There, while waiting for tows, Alice spies a brass teapot and is strangely, strongly drawn to it. When the owner is not looking, Alice grabs the pot and runs. The couple arrives home and, the next day, Alice accidentally burns herself with a curling iron. All of a sudden, the teapot starts spewing out paper bills, some very large. Guessing the secret, she and John start to mildly beat, pinch, and stumble themselves until they have quite a large fortune. A strange Asian man comes to the house to warn them the teapot is "no good" and they should get rid of it. Not listening, the couple buys a mansion in an exclusive neighborhood and dines at posh places. In time, thieves rob their safe and hurting themselves no longer works except for a few bucks. But, Alice soons finds another way to make the teapot give up the cash. Nevertheless, Alice has developed a dark nature that scares her husband. Can John convince her to let them give the pot away? This is a clever and amusing film but its not for all. There are some risqué concepts and scenes some won't enjoy. Nevertheless, the beautiful Temple and mildly cute Angarano are very funny while the scenery, costumes, and direction are definite assets. If you loved I Dream of Jeannie or a fan of Temple's, The Brass Teapot will reward you with an evening's enjoyment.

Michael Ledo John (Michael Angarano) works selling extended warranties over the phone. His boss complains that he needs to smile. His wife Alice (Juno Temple) is unemployed in spite of her $40,000 bachelors degree in art history. They live in a Laurel Springs, a small Indiana town. Alice steals a brass teapot from an antiques store. If someone is in pain, either mental or physical, the teapot dispense money according to the depth of the pain. The money making pot becomes addictive and they discover they need to do deeper hurts to make the same money.The teapot is a watered down version of "The Monkey's Raw" but still contains elements of dark comedy. John and Alice are basically good people, but when they dig a grave for a future victim, they start to examine their addiction. Personally I would have dumped the Pinto.Guide: F-word. Sex? No nudity.

Dereklogan104 The movie was not what i that it was going to be i love it and the two lead actors delivery the comic parts really well Juno temple my be in her underwear for most of the movie but she plays her part well and Michael angarano delivers his comic lines well as for the rest of the cast they deliver good all round performances too also the plot of the movie how far will you go for money is a good morality tale which they deal with well so if you want a movie that makes you feel good and takes you away from mundane life i would recommend seeing this very funny flick i am sure you will enjoy it as much as we did a perfect date night movie

suite92 John goes to work at the Laurel Springs Office Building. Alice goes to a job interview. He gets a reprimand from the boss, she does not get the job. Their funds are already short. So they go to a party and get drunk. They get T-boned by a truck. It's amazing she was still alive, much less untouched. Alice spots an antiques shop, and runs into it. She steals a rather nice looking teapot. The next day, she accidentally burns herself (slightly); the teapot jiggles. She looks inside and finds 200 USD. She tries to replicate this, but hurt herself more. The pot gives her 700 USD. She trips and falls; more money comes from the teapot. About the same time, John gets fired.John comes home to find the place messed up, and Alice bloodied in multiple places. She eventually convinces him of the conceit of the film. A harsh knee slam to his crotch was initially worth quite a bit of money. John goes back to the place where Alice stole the teapot. It is marked 'Closed' and is boarded up. Very unfortunately, John goes on Antiques Roadshow and gets an appraisal. A man of long Chinese heritage sees the show, and makes a new notation on a wall map. He was not the only one who watched. Clearly, they are screwed.They get into mainlining pain: tattoos, whipping, dental work without pain killers, burning flesh, and so on. They have no explanations for getting out of debt without jobs. Two large Hasidic Jewish fellows drop by and beat the nonsense out of John, telling them that it was a family heirloom, and their relative had died. They paid these folks off from the cash that John's beating generated. The Chinese man tries to warn them, but they rebuff him.They make investments that fail, and splurge on all sorts of things: a huge new house, clothes, restaurants. An old acquaintance tries to steal it; the Jewish fellows break in to steal it. Alice tries to beat up the Jewish guys who are buff and about six feet two. She keeps the pot, but they do her some damage.The diminishing returns start. The same amount of pain endured results in less reward. Then they discover that if the teapot is near someone else's pain, they also get money. Unfortunately, Alice tries hit and run to generate money. They also discover that emotional pain generates cash.Does the moral descent ever end? -------Scores-------Cinematography: 10/10 The introductory credits were absolutely beautiful. Then there was the rest of the film, which was quite nicely shot.Sound: 8/10 OK.Acting: 2/10 Terrible. Alexis Bledel was okay, but Juno Temple, Michael Angarano, and most of the supporting actors were indeed bad.Screenplay: 6/10 A fairly sound story gets told through poor actors.