Extract: Mike Judge has created a flavorless and unfunny comedy that is so sloppy I had a hard time defining what it is actually about. It's not a dry and intelligent parody of the workplace the way Office Space was. Instead, most of it revolves around the sexually repressed hero wanting to have an affair with a beautiful con artist. In an effort to dodge guilt he first hires a gigolo posing as a pool cleaner to sleep with his wife, (a lack of) hilarity ensues. It also contains what might be the biggest waste of a great cast in recent memory: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, and J.K. Simmons all fail to impress. Based solely on his work I feel the only thing Judge has to say about humanity is that we are all either stupid (Beavis and Butt-Head, Idiocracy) or annoying (Milton). All right man, we get it! Try something different. C-
Gamer: Call it simply The Running Man (futuristic televised game of death) on what might be one of the biggest cinematic sugar highs possible. Former stuntmen turned tag team writer directors Neveldine/Taylor (Crank, Pathology) clearly ride their motorcycles without a helmet. They are quickly becoming kings of guilty pleasure cinema. I am almost ashamed to admit how much fun I have watching their films, yet at the same time I can literally feel precious brain cells dying. This bizarre film really is nothing more than a series of violent shootouts, seizure inducing chases through nightclubs, and a way for respectable TV actors Michael C. Hall (Dexter) & Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) to completely slum it. Fans of cocaine and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will think this is the greatest film ever, everyone else should stay away. C+
All About Steve: No chance in hell I would actually watch this. I am merely using it as a further example of how much this cinematic holiday weekend sucks. If you are in the mood to laugh just head to Rotten Tomatoes and read a few quips. The fact that critics absolutely hate it restores my faith in humanity. The fact that it will most likely be #1 this weekend causes me to loose faith in humanity all over again.
Note: Wanna hear something funny? I have to work on Labor Day. No wonder I loathe it so.
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