The Clapper

I had high hopes for The Clapper-the premise seemed great and I love Amanda Seyfried and Ed Helms. But half an hour in, I ended up fast forwarding to the end of the film. Helms and Seyfried do a great job and their love story was sweet, but the rest of the film didn't really know what it wanted to be. The cast does a great job, but they can't save this sinking ship.

This movie is apparently based on a book, but I'm not interested in reading it after seeing the film.

Although there's a romantic aspect, and although there are some laughs, this is really a drama. This poor schmuck is taken advantage of as he gets 15 minutes of fame he never asked for. He doesn't have much to begin with, and now he's lost even that. It's pretty depressing, to be honest! But it's a good story.

Just finished watching this movie. Even though I was aware of the somehow low rating, I decided to still give it a try, based on the fact that I enjoy watching Ed Helms or Amanda Seyfried - but with both of them playing, it felt like a must. I did not have any expectations, so no dissapointments. Unless you are a die hard fan, trust me that you won't miss any terrible laughs, unexpected plot twists or complex on screen chemistry. See it for what it is if nothing better comes up.

This film tells the story of a man whose life is turned upside down by a TV show.

It is a great film because Eddie is a down to Earth man who is just like most people who watch this film. I can relate to him easily, as a man who is just trying to make a living. I sympathise with him when his life is basically wrecked by the TV show. It is a great romantic comedy that also explores boundaries of privacy.

The Clapper is an easy watch, and in most reviews it states , this movie doesnt know what it wants to be. It tries to be a satire, it tries to be a romcom etc. Why does a movie have to be one thing? This movie bravely attempts to navigate a love story with crazy media culture as a backdrop. Its a story about 3 honest people Eddie, Judy and Chris in a very dishonest world. I liked the performance of Ed Helms, Tracy Morgan and Amanda Seyfried. The only thing I had a problem was with the end dialogues between Eddie and Judy. But this is a very small, sweet movie which does paints an honest picture of everything wrong with popular culture. I think time will be kind to this movie.