I didn't see a simliar thread out there. If it exists, Mod's please move or delete this.
So I went to see this movie yesterday because the reviews were good, the previews were good and it had some actors that were funny in other movies.
First of all, I'm still trying to figure out how this movie got made. Who ever produced this movie clearly didn't read the screenplay, because there is no way someone could read this and say "yes, this movie I want my name associated with."
The main character's part was obviously written for Michael Cera, but he must have been the only one to read the script because he knew enough to stay away. So what did they do? They went out and found some other lanky, pale Jewish kid with curly hair that could be awkwyrd on camera. Let's punch him in the balls 4 or 5 times and bam!, you've got a summer comedy hit! What a piece of crap.
So awkwyrd is funny right? Let's go get everyone who plays the awkwyrd person in the last bunch of comedies and put them together. At one point you had 5 actors standing around, each looking disinterested in life and trying to be awkwyrd funny while the movie was just falling apart around them. It was like the actors didn't even reallly want to be in the movie and I was stuck watching this crap after paying 10 bucks. Suck!
Also, there is no planet on Earth that Ryan Renoylds is the cool "lou reed" musician. The guy is a meat-head frat boy. Do a little better job casting next time.
I could probably go on but I won't. The few characters that had any potential in being funny weren't developed nearly enough or given any real role in the movie. I could see this movie being a real life event which I'm sure was magical and funny(because you were high and drunk for all of it), but it doesn't translate into a good movie. I feel bad for Bill Hader. He must have not read the script either, but he's the only one in the movie with a career on the line.
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