Early Review! Dinner For Schmucks!

Dinner For Schmucks

Starring Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell and Zach Galifinakis (he's in 2 scenes)

Directed by Jay Roach

Rated pG-13

The trailers had me thinking either two things: this film is going to be hilarious or god-awful. I was really hoping for the first one because i thought this the premise (which is based of a french film) was a really original idea that could of been one of the strangest, weirdest comedies in years.

Well, instead it was one of the worst comedies I've seen in a while. Now, the movie had funny parts and could of been hilarious but every character was painfully annoying and stupid that when the comedy came it wasn't funny, it was arrogant and stupid. Paul Rudd just doesn't try and Steve Carrell was funny but needed a better movie. And Zach Galifinakis is funny but only in the movie for like 10 minutes so it's forgettable. But my biggest problem with the movie was the dinner was only about 20 minutes of the film which is sad because it was the best part about the film. The movie fails on almost every level and I wanted to leave like halfway through because this movie was just painful and stupid. And don't get me wrong, I love stupid comedies but not when the characters literally have no redeeming or likable qualities. Please skip this movie!

P.S People were laughing in the theatre and it did get applause at the end, so maybe I was the wrong audience but I'm pretty sure every one in that audience was stupid and had no taste.

Reviews!

Winter's Bone - One of the best films of the year so far. This small, indie film starts a little slow but when the story kicks in about 10 minutes in, the film doesn't let you go. This films is extremely well-made with some of the best performances of the year. Newcomer Jennifer Lawrence is captivating and gives an incredible performance. John Hawkes plays her uncle Teardrop, and gives an unbelievable performance as one of the most unpredictable characters that i've seen in the last 10 years. Every actor is so real, it's hard to tell if anyone is really acting but that's what this movie does; It throws you into this world and doesn't let you go until the credits roll. Please check out this incredible raw, intense film if it comes to your town!

Trailer

Grown Ups - Is it a good film? No. Did i enjoy it? Yes! It's an Adam Sandler Movie. If you like his films, you will enjoy his movies but if you don't, you could hate it. I liked it. It has problems even for and Adam Sandler film but i laughed.

Knight and Day - This is a fun but forgettable movie. Tom Cruise brings a fun, manic energy that makes this movie interesting but i always felt something was missing and the story dies about 20 minutes before the movies ends. Cameron Diaz was miscast and just off of her game in this one. I recommend this as a rental or a nothing better to do matinee. I enjoyed A-Team more than this one.

Toy Story 3 - I wanted to write a long review for this but i procrastinated so here's a quick one. Everything you expect from a Pixar film; tons of heart and lots of laughs. I grew up on these films and remember seeing each one like it was yesterday. This was a fitting end to a wonderful series and pixar continues the best movie streak of all time!

Movies Of The Week!

Movies You Should Check Out

Classic Of The Week: The Exorcist

Foreign Film Of The Week: The Piano Teacher

Unheard Film Of The Week: When You're Strange

Movie you should go see in theatres right now: Winter's Bone

Movie that came out today on DVD to check out: The White Ribbon

TRAILERS!

The Social Network! - David Fincer's new movie written by Aaron Sorkin about FACEBOOK!

Winnebago Man - Looks like an fun documentary!

Rango - Looks Strange; But I'm There!

Life During Wartime - Saw this AT NYFF: Wasn't a huge fan but it is a semi-sequal to Happiness.

Movies Of The Week!

Movies You Should Check Out

Classic Of The Week: Animal House

Foreign Film Of The Week: Micmacs

Unheard Film Of The Week: American Splendor

Movie you should go see in theatres right now: Toy Story 3

Movie that came out today on DVD to check out: Green Zone

TRAILERS!

THE GREEN HORNET! Seth Rogen In a Michel Gondry Directed Action Superhero Movie...Call me intrigued! Plus, Christoph Waltz is the bad guy!

Red - This Looks like a blast!

Cyrus!

I am a big fan of the Duplass Brothers. They are part of the Mumble-Core scene of Indie films but this week is the debut of their first studio film and it's suppose to be great. Check out this trailer and this great NY Times article!

Cyrus!

NYTIMES

Movies Of The Week!

Movies You Should Check Out

Classic Of The Week: Metropolis

Foreign Film Of The Week: Breathless

Unheard Film Of The Week: The Killer Inside Me

Movie you should go see in theatres right now: A-Team

Movie that came out today on DVD to check out: Youth In Revolt, The Wolfman

TRAILERS!

Somewhere

Never Let Me Go

Lebanon - Saw this at NYFF. Very interesting.

Quick Reviews!

Movies To See Now

A-Team - Is it stupid? Yes. Is it Pointless? Maybe. Is it fun? Hell Yeah. This is one of the first movies of the summer that really lives up to the name of "Summer Film". The actors are having a blast. The action is over the top but awesome. It's mindless fun but def. something i recommend if you want to go and have a fun time at the movies!

Exit Through The Gift Shop - This "Documentary" about Street Art is made by the infamous Street Artist Banksy, so it's hard to tell if this film is real or an elaborate hoax. However, that doesn't matter because the film is fascinating and one of the best documentary's I've seen in a long time. It is suspected that the whole film is an elaborate hoax engineered by Banksy to satirize the commodification of art. If so, it’s a brilliant one. Check this one out if you can find it!

TRAILER

MACGRUBER - So stupid but it get's enough dumb laughs to recommend. It def. will be a film that people will enjoy or just find incredibly stupid. I found it to be both.

The Killer Inside Me - Brutal. A Mid-West "American Psycho" that takes place in the 60's. This violent, cold film is a interesting character study that sometimes is too distant from it's main character. The film is full of good performances and Casey Affleck proves that he is one hell of an actor. I liked a lot about this film but something was missing. I do still recommend it because it def. had me to the very end. The film is extremely violent and hard to watch sometimes.

MicMACS - Pure Jeunet! Wildly imaginative, outrageously funny, daring, delightfully twisted! Charlie Chaplin Meets Ocean's 11. If you like Jeunet's films, this is one you have to check out!

Movies To Not See

Prince Of Persia - Stupid. Jake is miscast. I wanted a fun summer flick and i got a boring-wannabe summer flick. Just not worth it.

Splice- Yeah, this is one strange, weird, F'd up Sci-Fi film but it's also extremely boring and I lost interest mid-way through. I do want to see it again because people seem to enjoy it but I didn't.

Robin Hood - It's just not a Robin Hood Movie and the third act gets ridiculous!