sittler
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It's hard for me to review this movie without prejudice because to me, Chris Farley is the funniest person I have ever seen. Even though my adoration of the late comedian precludes me from giving a impartial rating of this movie, I can at least admit that this isn't one of his best efforts (I still loved this movie, it's just not my favourite Farley flick). Nevertheless, I'm going to take the easy way out and say: Come on, take it for what it is, a Chris Farley movie.
Farley plays Haru, an orphan adopted at birth by a clan of ninjas. He is raised under the pretenses that he is the Great White Ninja. Needless to say, his development is much anticipated by his teachers . Unfortunately, to the dismay of everyone, he grows up to be overweight and klutzy. While the ninja graduates are out celebrating, Haru finds himself alone at the retreat when a mysterious woman (Nicollette Sheridan) enters looking for help. Believing Haru to be a ninja, she hires him to spy on her boyfriend, an assignment he accepts with great enthusiasm. Hot on the boyfriend's trail, Haru witnesses a murder and eventually ends up in Beverly Hills. Surviving on dumb luck and a designated guardian ninja, Haru never gives up on his task.
Like I said before, this isn't Farley's greatest contribution to his comedic resume. But make no mistake, this is a funny movie. Farley's bread and butter is his propensity to bumble and stumble in any given situation - walking into poles, falling down stairs, crushing coffee tables, etc. Since his character is expected to be agile and sleek, the comedy in "Beverly Hills Ninja" is that much funnier. The exact same formula worked for Farley's SNL character Barney, the Chippendale's hopeful.
Many critics felt that, by this time, Farley was a one-trick-pony whose act had nothing more to offer than jokes involving head and groin injuries. Perhaps his choice in films were poor but to don't deny him the recognition of his talent is unfair. Watch the movie and you'll see Farley display all the qualities of a great comedian: intelligence, timing, pathos. He was a tremendous talent and I will miss him very much.
Farley plays Haru, an orphan adopted at birth by a clan of ninjas. He is raised under the pretenses that he is the Great White Ninja. Needless to say, his development is much anticipated by his teachers . Unfortunately, to the dismay of everyone, he grows up to be overweight and klutzy. While the ninja graduates are out celebrating, Haru finds himself alone at the retreat when a mysterious woman (Nicollette Sheridan) enters looking for help. Believing Haru to be a ninja, she hires him to spy on her boyfriend, an assignment he accepts with great enthusiasm. Hot on the boyfriend's trail, Haru witnesses a murder and eventually ends up in Beverly Hills. Surviving on dumb luck and a designated guardian ninja, Haru never gives up on his task.
Like I said before, this isn't Farley's greatest contribution to his comedic resume. But make no mistake, this is a funny movie. Farley's bread and butter is his propensity to bumble and stumble in any given situation - walking into poles, falling down stairs, crushing coffee tables, etc. Since his character is expected to be agile and sleek, the comedy in "Beverly Hills Ninja" is that much funnier. The exact same formula worked for Farley's SNL character Barney, the Chippendale's hopeful.
Many critics felt that, by this time, Farley was a one-trick-pony whose act had nothing more to offer than jokes involving head and groin injuries. Perhaps his choice in films were poor but to don't deny him the recognition of his talent is unfair. Watch the movie and you'll see Farley display all the qualities of a great comedian: intelligence, timing, pathos. He was a tremendous talent and I will miss him very much.
In this predictable romantic-comedy, Cameron Diaz plays the girl whose too afraid to get close to men. As many of her former dates will attest in a montage at the beginning of the movie, she's as beautiful and sexy as she is distant and vague. Because of her emotional shortcomings she has been unable to find her Mr.Right. Then one night at the bar she and the gals all frequent, Diaz bumps into the guy who could be the one. She's so convinced about his potential that she embarks on a road trip with her equally sassy buddy-ol'-pal Christina Applegate to go hunt him down.
A quick summary here about "The Sweetest Thing": a)the gags are lame b)the dialogue is whiny and c)Applegate has spectacular breasts. The writer(s) for this flick have gone the way of the gross-out humour, but unfortunately they just can't put it together the right way. Dumb stuff like the girls getting soaked in a public bathroom after a pipe bursts or Selma Blair getting her mouth caught on a certain part of her boyfriend's anatomy while performing a sex act. It just doesn't fly. They should have contacted the Herlihy Brothers for pointers.
My biggest problem with this movie - and excuse me if it sounds lame - is there's too much of Cameron Diaz dancing in it. I'm not kidding. She did the same crap in Charlie's Angels (even though that scene worked well for that particular movie). I don't want to see her dance unless she's extremely bad at it and enhances the comedy. Apparently, she's got it into her head that she's light on her feet and that she must incorporate 'bustin' a move' into all her movies. For those unfamiliar, this is commonly known as "Tony Danza Syndrome". (Remember when Danza got it into his head that the dancing world had missed the boat on him and the next thing you know is we have to see him shuffle every week on "Who's The Boss". Give it up people, no one cares about your hidden talents. And I do stress the word "hidden". Sorry, end of rant.)
Diaz is irritating, Applegate is alright and Blair is...whatever. And I don't get Thomas Jane, who plays Diaz's love interest. He starts off as an appealing character and then heads for a downward spiral. At first he's witty and confident and then he regresses into a, well, boring loser. That didn't make sense to me. The funniest person in this movie, surprisingly enough, is the usually annoying Jason Bateman. His version of The Bangles "Eternal Flame" in the wedding scene was the funniest thing about the movie.
I hate to say it folks but the sweetest thing about this movie is that you didn't pay full price for it at the theatres.
A quick summary here about "The Sweetest Thing": a)the gags are lame b)the dialogue is whiny and c)Applegate has spectacular breasts. The writer(s) for this flick have gone the way of the gross-out humour, but unfortunately they just can't put it together the right way. Dumb stuff like the girls getting soaked in a public bathroom after a pipe bursts or Selma Blair getting her mouth caught on a certain part of her boyfriend's anatomy while performing a sex act. It just doesn't fly. They should have contacted the Herlihy Brothers for pointers.
My biggest problem with this movie - and excuse me if it sounds lame - is there's too much of Cameron Diaz dancing in it. I'm not kidding. She did the same crap in Charlie's Angels (even though that scene worked well for that particular movie). I don't want to see her dance unless she's extremely bad at it and enhances the comedy. Apparently, she's got it into her head that she's light on her feet and that she must incorporate 'bustin' a move' into all her movies. For those unfamiliar, this is commonly known as "Tony Danza Syndrome". (Remember when Danza got it into his head that the dancing world had missed the boat on him and the next thing you know is we have to see him shuffle every week on "Who's The Boss". Give it up people, no one cares about your hidden talents. And I do stress the word "hidden". Sorry, end of rant.)
Diaz is irritating, Applegate is alright and Blair is...whatever. And I don't get Thomas Jane, who plays Diaz's love interest. He starts off as an appealing character and then heads for a downward spiral. At first he's witty and confident and then he regresses into a, well, boring loser. That didn't make sense to me. The funniest person in this movie, surprisingly enough, is the usually annoying Jason Bateman. His version of The Bangles "Eternal Flame" in the wedding scene was the funniest thing about the movie.
I hate to say it folks but the sweetest thing about this movie is that you didn't pay full price for it at the theatres.
I caught the series premiere of this show and I have to admit it wasn't too bad. I'm just wondering if the over-used Mike Stivic-Archie Bunker dynamic can survive. In any event, it's worth a shot to give this show a chance, especially when Dennis Farina is on-board.