Best Men

"Best Men" can't seem to make up its mind if it wants to be a comedy or a drama and scrambles both while compromising each only to cap the confusion with some mediocre action. A technically okay production with a decent cast of 2nd tier talent, this film is a directorial disaster with a sloppy make-it-up-as-we-go-along storyline. Character development is not sufficient to allow the audience to summon the emotions the film seems to demand and comedic purpose is lost in quotes from Hamlet and a lot of sappy personal relationship issues.

Never heard of this movie, but it was the best bet on the box. Had a thoroughly good time! Excellent writing, direction and performances. Nothing unpredictable - the Hamlet tie-in says it all, even the characters know they are playing out a tragedy and tell each other. But the predictability of the plot comes from the inevitability of the scenario, which in turn comes from the characters. If the resolutions are a little trite, its because its basically a tragedy played out on an action comedy set and there isn't time to beat about the bush. If you liked the wit and love of life in Strictly Ballroom, you'll like this.

This movie starts out with some real promise. It begins as a comedic naive-criminal type movie. A theme rendered masterfully in the film Bottle Rocket. With a cast that includes Andy Dick you start to expect even an element of superb slap stick and goofy-ness. If only this movie could have reached half of the understated brilliance of Bottle Rocket, it would have succeeded. Unfortunately, it fails spectacularly. Half way through the film they decide to ditch the comedic theme and dive head first into an action film. Complete with over the top chase scenes and graphic violence that leaves the viewer wondering if someone taped over the second half of the film with an episode of the A-team. And don't get me wrong I love blood and guts action a la John Woo, but in this film it is completely out of place. This film tries to combine the sincere comedy of Bottle Rocket with the over the top action of Hard Boiled and manages to fail at both in the process. It is a shame too because if they had stuck to one or the other they might have ended up with a decent film.

I thought this was a cross between "Dog Day Afternoon", "Diner" and "In Country" with a bit of any Steven Seagal movie thrown in. I liked it because the characters were all interesting, even the FBI, who are usually not real characters. Out of the large cast, I enjoyed Ray Barry and Dean Cain the most. What you'll get out of this movie is anyone's guess, but its that unpredictability that I appreciate.

I really like this movie. The actors fit the characters perfectly and the plot was unique. It would have been even more great to find out more about the characters but other than that i really enjoyed it. What was really fantastic is how all the friends were so different from each other but the fit so well. I can understand that this movie wasn't really deep, but life isn't always like that. The movie certainly took some surprising turns, well at least in the characters they were bringing into the plot. the overall feeling of the movie was really sentimental, dealing in the fact that these guys lives had been rough but they were still willing to go on, and the end really interesting if a little sad. But it just goes to show that some people don't go down without a fight.