Get a Job

Get a Job was a mediocre comedy movie staring Miles Teller and his girlfriend Anna Kendrick as recent college graduates who have a hard time getting decent jobs. We could all relate one way or another, where we are lost at sea till someone or something helps us along the way. The characters discover that the most important adventures are those you don't see coming. Bryan Cranston played Mikes' father as he loses his job along the way and hides his secret from his family. The all star cast also included Allison Brie as part of middle management associate, Brandon Jackson and Christopher Mintz-Piasse as Teller's roommates who are also jobless. Marcia Gay Harden is the over the top CEO, Jorge Garcia as the janitor, Jay Pharoah as the sleepy pimp, a brief appearance by John Cho, as well as John C. McGinley and Bruce Davidson. If it wasn't for the cast, I wouldn't have watched it but it was okay to watch once.

Not all that good but possible worth a watch on a rainy Sunday afternoon.

This film delayed its release for a couple of years due to the distribution issues. That's not it, the film is no good, the writing was terrible, but a bunch of good actors in it. It is about the recent college graduates who struggles to get a job, even if they do, finds hard to fit in. A very good theme, but they failed to draw a decent storyline for it. I think they knew the film won't get a good response, so they used 'distribution issue' card to hold it back, but now it's out and the result was as expected.

It should have been called a drama than the comedy, because right now it lacks from those two categories. It digs on the topics like workplace bullying, harassment, as well as the youngsters' addiction to drugs and video games. In one of the scenes it emotionally appeals when the father tries to pay the bill in a restaurant. They had the right content, but lost in the translation to the screen. There's no proper flow in the story, they had tried too much, at a time it all remained very plain.

This is the second film to release in this year for Anna Kendrick and both of them did no good for her, especially this film fell short from a long distance. Same goes for Miles Teller and Bryan Cranston. I hope they all forget it and come strong in their next projects. A few people might like it, but not me. I like quality contents where this film is not one. Thankfully it was short, but only thing is it was not sweet.

3/10

I really cannot express how disappointing it is to have a film with such talented young actors and have it squandered on this piece of film-garbage. There is a whole slew of supporting cast that deserve so much better than to appear in such an uninspired sequence of events. Every character is a stereotypical punch-line waiting to happen. Even an appearance from the legendary John C. Mcginley's Dr. Cox Whistle is not enough to save this plodding, depressing mess.

Seeing Walter White out of work is about as thrilling as remembering that he used to be Malcolm in the Middle's dad.

I do, however, want to commend the filmmakers for attempting (admittedly with poor results) to address the frustration and actual difficulties faced by today's generation, and realise that it isn't all about being spoiled... Until that Hollywood ending shows us it is just that.

...Unless they decided to fart around with some rooks, wannabes and others trying to make a name for themselves. A chosen few actors picked their scripts, the rest needed a job. Movie isn't very funny, though what I do think was very funny was the fact these 4 seasoned actors more than likely did decide to fart around.