half +ssed effort
First off, let me say I pretty much worship the ground that Danny McBride walks on - he has made some of the best comedy EVER (foot fist way, eastbound and down), and David Gordon Green has some chops as well. I'm not quite as crazy about James Franco, but heck he was awesome in Freaks and Geeks, and he's not too hard on the eyes.
So, I was going into this movie expecting a few laughs at least. And that's exactly what I got... a ~few~ laughs, a ~very few~ laughs. I noticed something was off within the first few moments and things never improved.
There were a number of jokes that fell totally flat, I'm talking silence in a full house of people who paid nothing to see this. There were some jokes that the teenagers in the audience seemed to appreciate, but overall the audience response was weak, and it felt like the movie had been thrown together without much thought. Or like it had been made about two years ago and sat on a shelf until Natalie Portman won her Oscar and someone decided to release this.
I rarely walk out of movies but I was tempted tonight. They took something that was potentially a good idea and made it a total bore. If you're a fan of Danny McBride, I'd actually advise you to avoid this film as it will degrade your opinion of him.
On the positive side, I guess you could say that McBride and James Franco had okay chemistry - I would be interested to see these two dudes just hanging out and cracking jokes, and that would be more interesting than "your highness".
Oh, and as for the reviewer comparing this to "Princess Bride" ... I don't think so. Not even in the same universe.
So, I was going into this movie expecting a few laughs at least. And that's exactly what I got... a ~few~ laughs, a ~very few~ laughs. I noticed something was off within the first few moments and things never improved.
There were a number of jokes that fell totally flat, I'm talking silence in a full house of people who paid nothing to see this. There were some jokes that the teenagers in the audience seemed to appreciate, but overall the audience response was weak, and it felt like the movie had been thrown together without much thought. Or like it had been made about two years ago and sat on a shelf until Natalie Portman won her Oscar and someone decided to release this.
I rarely walk out of movies but I was tempted tonight. They took something that was potentially a good idea and made it a total bore. If you're a fan of Danny McBride, I'd actually advise you to avoid this film as it will degrade your opinion of him.
On the positive side, I guess you could say that McBride and James Franco had okay chemistry - I would be interested to see these two dudes just hanging out and cracking jokes, and that would be more interesting than "your highness".
Oh, and as for the reviewer comparing this to "Princess Bride" ... I don't think so. Not even in the same universe.
- answermehere
- Apr 4, 2011