marc-151

First of all, this is a much better movie than a '2' but it's not a high-7s either....

The thing is that nobody was able to string the images into any kind of story, or something that resembles a framed experience. It was a random bunch of tourist clips, that's all... The narrative isn't coherent. The context is unknown. People seem angry, joyful, all of a sudden without any understanding of what is going on.

I loved it, I love the people who made it, I loved watching it but Im a Burner. I drank the Kool Aid and then danced at Opulent and stumbled home at 4 am. I didn't but I did.

In summary. The movie just isn't useful for anybody who has never been there... You can't get any sense of anything from the film. Don't think you will understand what your experience might be by watching this film.

I agree with the poster who said you can't write this comedy. The jokes come straight from the horse's mouth, out of left field, just when you least expect them.

I get more laughs from a single show than from some entire series of some comedies, and even some that I enjoyed.

Typical exchange:

Judge: You're suing for defamation. Plaintiff: Yes, your honour, she told people that I was dating a hermaphrodite, and that I only started professional wrestling so that I could rub up against men. Judge: Do you have proof that this damaged your career. Plaintiff: Not really. I ... I'm not allowed to wrestle anymore in Kentucky...

Although the Judge does have a weakness for picking fun at some of these ridiculous people (how could you resist ?) he does have a heart, and makes a point to provide a moral centre to the show.

Well done.

I saw this on a lark at the TIFF and was quite pleased with it. The main character seems to have no redeeming qualities, which is always a great place to start for a comedy.

The rest of the characters are either selfish, insecure, or needy and often all three. Again, this makes good fodder for funniness.

The humour is dry... very very dry. So don't go if you enjoy Jerry Lewis gagfests, but do go if you like Curb Your Enthusiasm.

There was an actual (simulated) sex scene in the film, though, which I thought was too real for the frame of the narrative. Other than that, this is a fine opportunity to go to a film to laugh at others, then wonder on the way home... "hey, maybe I'M like that"