Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

I felt ripped off when comedian Kevin Hart said "thank you and good night" and abruptly ended his routine. I should have waited for this to show up on cable or the bootleg (just kidding about the bootleg). I paid money for a 75-minute stand-up comedy movie whose first 25 minutes feature no stand-up comedy whatsoever. Minus credits, that's ~45 minutes of jokes, several of which are only mildly funny, not his normally funny. The film opens with an unfunny party scene Hart shows clip after clip of his tours from around the world. Not ONE of these clips features Hart telling a single joke. Instead, it's him saying "thank you (fill in the location)" and just more clips of fans and Hart's entourage sleeping on a bus. It goes on so long that I almost walked out. I didn't need a Kevin Hart commercial to prove he was a big funny star. I knew this that's why I bought tickets to see his stand-up. I think Kevin Hart is hilarious; this just wasn't his best material. Hart used the N-word way too much for my taste, but that's the price you pay for a lot of black comedy. I guess they feel that appeals to their mostly urban crowd / audience.

If you can skip past the first 16 minutes of His Narcissistic Introduction, You will find a stand-up routine that is Fresh and comparable to an early Eddy Murphy without all the Raunch. Kevin manages to explain his bad boy image in a way that has you rolling in laughter and agreeing with his views, all the while endearing himself to his audience. His complete Honesty about Lying is so over the top, you start to believe Telling a Lie is an Art Form and you have been doing it wrong all along. Because of his humor, You just can't help but love him for all of his faults, even if he's a Pathological Comedy Genius!

'KEVIN HART: LET ME EXPLAIN': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)

A stand-up comedy concert film featuring comedian Kevin Hart doing material from his 2012 'Let Me Explain' comedy tour. It was filmed in front of a sold-out crowd at Madison Square Garden and directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story. The movie also features clips from other shows on Hart's tour as well. If you're a fan of Kevin Hart's stand-up comedy you'll probably enjoy the movie but if you're not in to his comedy style (like me) than you probably won't get a kick out of it (it's as simple as that).

The movie opens with Kevin Hart talking to his friends at a party trying to explain his relationship troubles and current success. As he becomes frustrated with trying to explain himself he gets the idea of doing a show at Madison Square Garden where he can explain himself to everyone. He then rushes to a show there right away. The film shows clips of other concerts on his tour before playing the Madison Square Garden show in it's entirety.

I like Kevin Hart in movies, I think he's a very funny and likable actor, but seeing his stand-up comedy for the first time (in this movie) I was not impressed. I think he talks too fast and acts too much like a spaz to be relatable at all. His jokes are OK but nothing 'laugh out loud' hilarious. To be fair I'm not a big fan of most stand-up comedy in general; there are very few comedians who can really make me laugh. So I wouldn't say Hart is much worse than anyone else. I wasn't impressed with this film though.

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I wish I could give this a better rating, but I can't. There was a bunch of unfunny nonsense in the beginning of the film and then a documentary style bit following Kevin on his world tour. The stuff worth watching comes about a half an hour into the movie, when we actually get to the stand-up portion. This part of the movie was very funny, but I ask myself, "why fill this movie with fluff at the beginning?" I know Hart is funny, he should have put more material into this movie and it could have been a home run. It wasn't a bad movie - don't get me wrong, but my advice is wait until it comes to Netflix,DVD or on demand so that you can use your fast forward button.

Review: I didn't realise that Kevin Hart was so funny. I usually find him annoying in films, but he does do a good stand-up. He isn't as funny as early Eddie Murphy, but I don't that we will ever get someone in his calibre again. I never realised that his tour went to so many countries and that they all done so well. Anyway, if you want a good laugh then you will find plenty of great jokes on this DVD. Enjoyable!

Round-Up: I know Kevin Hart isn't a household name, but everyone has seen him in various movies, like Soul Plane etc. The bonus features on the DVD are worth a watch and It's definitely one for the collection.

Budget: N/A Worldwide Gross: $32million

I recommend this movie to people who are into there stand-up comedies. 6/10