ElijahCSkuggs

It's important to know that I grew up playing a little bit of foosball. Not a ton, and not against any type of talent, but enough where I was able to pass it back and forth to myself and blast home some super rad shots. I'm also "seasoned" enough to know that spinning in Foosball is the biggest noob move going. If you're a cute girl who's doing it to laugh it up, that's fine. But that's it. Not even you cute guys can spin and it's not up for debate. There is no spinning in Foosball.

With all that burped up and on the table, let us get on with the movie at hand. Foosballers is one of...not many films about the undervalued table sport. You have this gem and then you have the 1981 film Long Shot and then a mockumentary called The Fabb Four made in 2008, and lastly a short doc called Foosball: past - present - future made in 2006. That's about it. So there's some slim picking if you got a hankering for some foosball action.

Minus Longshot which is a teen comedy that's probably more about getting the girl than getting the trophy, Foosballers is the undisputed champ of Foosballery. It paints us a handsome picture of it's heyday, it's downfall, it's rules and everything in between. And of course, it talks to us about the players that got the sport rolling in the early days all the way up to the leading men and women knocking that little ball around to this day.

Foosballers is a total success of a documentary. Like any other atypical topic, from video game high scores, to the best arm-wrestler in the world, to big wave surfers, there is an underlying factor that must be expressed. And that, my quarantined friends, is passion. Which could just be a diagnosis for advanced addiction with narcissistic tendencies, but who's to say. Could just be love for the game though. Oh, I don't know. What I do know is that addiction for Foosyfoos is on display big time and it's fun to watch.

To sum this up, Foosballers brought home the bacon and fried it in the pan. It shot it's little ball right up and straight into my heart. I'm now on the hunt for a used Tornado foosblaster3000 and mark my words, you will hear of me the next time the you hear the word Foosball. I will be king. My Foosball name will forever be echoed in bathrooms of gamerooms everywhere. Everyone's going down. Tony. Todd. Cindy. You're all dust! Forever shall my name be trembled and feared. For my foosball name is...FOOZBALLGUY23!

Raise your hand if you're a bit of a lazy bum. Everyone gets a bit lazy from time to time. You neglect some task, you can put off some goal, you can forget about picking up your kids; we all get a little lazy and for the most part, it's not that big of a deal. Unless you're lazy like Susan. Don't be a lazy Susan.

What we have here in Lazy Susan is a Sean Hayes vehicle that shows us a pretty extreme version of a lazy (and very selfish) individual. We follow a woman named Susan go about her daily life, which is basically sighing and doing the bare minimum while at the same time prioritizing herself in almost any given situation. To piggyback that we also see Susan constantly screw things up, and we also see her deal with the unfortunate road-bumps life throws her way. We see her attempt to do things the right way and, for the most part, we just watch her struggle. And as is usually the case for most of us, all that struggle is usually related to her being just a Lazy Susan.

The kicker with Lazy Susan is that it's an oddly relatable tale that should strike home with people who tend to be lazy and/or selfish. I know I can be my own worst enemy at times and make that idiotic decision which will no doubt negatively affect my life. And this here little weird gem of a flick reminded me of my occasional lameness.

Self-loathing reminders aside, the film also succeeds fantastically with Nathan Hayes' performance as Susan. I'm no fan of Will & Grace (I think I may have seen a couple?) but from what I gather from Nathan is that he's one helluva an actor. He brought so many little nuisances to this role that I'm convinced he's more proficient at playing a female character than most female actresses. For a quirky indie comedy, he knocked it out of the park.

Lazy Susan seems to be getting a bunch of flack and yeah, I suppose it is a bit of a crowd-splitter. I mentioned how it could be a reminder of your own inadequacies but another aspect that may be bothering folks is that Nathan's Susan is quite the spectacle, and her antics can be overwhelming. As well, the comedic aspect here, while absolutely consistent, may not work for everyone. I thought it was a nice blend of outrageous and deftly subtle. So, with all that said, take a look in the mirror and stop using your belly as a plate ya lazy goodfernuthin.

What we have here is your rather cliche story about finding trouble where you least expect it. While on the lamb, two bumbling lovers find a house to restock provisions but only to get in a sticky mess with the owners. Oh no. What shall they do. Watch it and find out or don't.

First and foremost, Villains hangs it's hat on trying to be a funny movie. Make people laugh while watching a movie that's related theme wise to something like Funny Games; brilliant. And when I mean, they hang their hat on it, they hang their drawers on it too. Bill and Malika are almost always cartooning it up with a consistent display of exaggerated behaviors. But the kicker is, it takes two to tango. You've got the funny, but do you have the meat truck to deliver the beef? The beef! Where's the beef!? Bill has some beef. With his bulging eyes and his clownish voice, he delivers a more than decent portrayal of an airhead dirtbag. Which you do tend to forget in this movie. The two leads are in fact losers. But I digress, Malika on the other hand is beefless. Comical and over-the-top, yes. Funny, no. If you just find overt silly behavior funny, then you won't get what I'm saying. Moving on.

The story itself is a mish mash mess of ideas that works in a weird way due to the silly nature of the film. The comedy is so apparent that there's a layer of uncertainty. One aspect of the film that fell on it's face was the romance. They tried luring us in with some cutesy camerwork crap, but it held like bad jello. Unless of course you're the cutesy crap type of fan who eats that stuff up. And another thing! The acting of Jeff Donovan really helped the movie plug along. Actually, he was probably the saving grace of the film. When it comes down to it, he was the best part of the film. Come to think of it, I think he was the film. Now that I thought of it, I can't believe you're still reading this dumb review. And dontchaknow, this movie was totally and utterly average and didn't have any boobs or head explosions! Now is that a movie you want to watch?! I don't think so! Take a lap.