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Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Christopher Walken, Rachel Weisz, Amy Poehler...
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Steve Adams
Review Date: 05/05/04
Written By: Clarkey
Rating: 3/10
THE PLOT:
Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions. When the flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Walken) who imposes himself into the situation, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.
THE REVIEW:
I knew that this movie wasn’t going to be anything special. Mainly because it has been on the shelf since 2002. But I thought that it could be okay with comedic stars as Jack Black and Ben Stiller, lovely ladies in Rachael Weisz and Amy Poehler and directed by Barry Levinson. And even the man Christopher Walken was it. It should have been a good comedy. But it was far from it.
First off, this wasn’t a comedy. The laughs were few and far between. Also, the majority of funny parts you see in the trailer. It felt more like a very unsatisfying drama with a very weak story. Not only is it unfunny, it is very boring. I wanted to leave the theatre a couple of times and many times I caught myself twirling my thumbs. I was expecting a lot more in the comedy portion of this movie and it was truly disappointing.
Ben Stiller has publicly stated that this movie sucked and that was one of the reasons that it was put on the shelf. He wasn’t his usual self and it is one of his worst movies. Even though, there are only a few good Ben Stiller movies in my opinion. My biggest regret was to see Christopher Walken and Jack Black in it. Walken has picked better movies since he was in the shitty ass Kangaroo Jack. As for Black, he tried hard to save the movie, but he didn’t get too much camera time. The movie is pretty much about Ben Stiller’s character. The wives of the two leading characters were alright and looked pretty good at times. Barry Levinson started out on the right foot with a cool looking opening credits, but it just went downhill from there. Steve Adams wrote a unfunny script and Barry didn’t have too much to work with.
If you have any desire to see this movie, wait till video. Which will probably be only 2 or 3 months. Don’t waste your money in theatres. Go see Kill Bill Vol. 2, Jersey Girl, The Girl Next Door or even The Punisher instead of this.
Director: Barry Levinson
Writer: Steve Adams
Review Date: 05/05/04
Written By: Clarkey
Rating: 3/10
THE PLOT:
Ben Stiller and Jack Black star as Tim and Nick, best friends, neighbors and co-workers, whose equal footing is suddenly tripped up when one of Nick's harebrained get-rich-quick schemes actually succeeds: Vapoorizer, a spray that literally makes dog poop, or any other kind for that matter, evaporate into thin air -- to where exactly is anyone's guess. Tim, who had scoffed at Nick's idea and passed on an opportunity to get in on the deal, can only watch as Nick's fortune -- and Tim's own envy -- grow to equally outrageous proportions. When the flames of jealousy are fanned by an oddball drifter (Walken) who imposes himself into the situation, Tim's life careens wildly out of control ... taking Nick's with it.
THE REVIEW:
I knew that this movie wasn’t going to be anything special. Mainly because it has been on the shelf since 2002. But I thought that it could be okay with comedic stars as Jack Black and Ben Stiller, lovely ladies in Rachael Weisz and Amy Poehler and directed by Barry Levinson. And even the man Christopher Walken was it. It should have been a good comedy. But it was far from it.
First off, this wasn’t a comedy. The laughs were few and far between. Also, the majority of funny parts you see in the trailer. It felt more like a very unsatisfying drama with a very weak story. Not only is it unfunny, it is very boring. I wanted to leave the theatre a couple of times and many times I caught myself twirling my thumbs. I was expecting a lot more in the comedy portion of this movie and it was truly disappointing.
Ben Stiller has publicly stated that this movie sucked and that was one of the reasons that it was put on the shelf. He wasn’t his usual self and it is one of his worst movies. Even though, there are only a few good Ben Stiller movies in my opinion. My biggest regret was to see Christopher Walken and Jack Black in it. Walken has picked better movies since he was in the shitty ass Kangaroo Jack. As for Black, he tried hard to save the movie, but he didn’t get too much camera time. The movie is pretty much about Ben Stiller’s character. The wives of the two leading characters were alright and looked pretty good at times. Barry Levinson started out on the right foot with a cool looking opening credits, but it just went downhill from there. Steve Adams wrote a unfunny script and Barry didn’t have too much to work with.
If you have any desire to see this movie, wait till video. Which will probably be only 2 or 3 months. Don’t waste your money in theatres. Go see Kill Bill Vol. 2, Jersey Girl, The Girl Next Door or even The Punisher instead of this.
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