I think Russell Brand is hysterical. Same with Jonah Hill. Judd Apatow? Good stuff. This movie was NOT good. I had really, REALLY high hopes and even hung onto it from Netflix for about a month hoping to get a time for the wife and I to watch it. That never happened, so I threw it in one afternoon I had nothing to do. I feel like Netflix stole $14 from me.
Bottom line is that it had 2 or 3 moments of true comedy, most notably the scene in the strip club after Hill takes a hit off the 'Jeffrey'. Stroking the furry wall was great. I thought Diddy was awful too. You'd think he'd come across more naturally in a movie being an artist, but I thought he was stiff and totally unbelievable as a record exec.
In the end, I thought it had potential, but was generally truly unfunny for roughly 90 of the 110 or so minutes, and I was grossly disappointed. 2 out of 5 stars. Stay away, not worth the rental at all.
Perhaps this movie would have received a better review from you had you not had such high expectations? At least Inception will be out on DVD soon!
ReplyDeleteWow. I loved this movie. Probably because I love Russell Brand so much. WAY funnier than Forgetting Sarah Marshall. And I must respectfully disagree - I thought Diddy was good! I love the part where he makes the guy throw his phone out of the room.
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait to see your review of Black Swan. I know I have a ways to wait....
Black Swan review is up for you JMo!
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