It's not just that it's a completely awful adaptation, it's that it's an extremely BAD movie. I didn't watch this movie to compare it to the original, I really just wanted to watch the American version, after all the American version of "The Birdcage" was great. However, this movie is just plain crap! The original movie is funny because it's smart but the people who put this horrible fart of a movie together seem to have relied on the assumption that viewers would be either extremely drunk or superbly stupid to exude even a mediocre giggle.
I can't even finish watching this thing but it looks like the makers adapted what they thought were the best scenes from original and threw in some ridiculous scenes of their own without providing any material to connect or justify it all.
Really, total crap! It looks like the whole production was slapped together with the minimum amount of effort possibly required. Even Paul Rudd's acting is sloppy at many points. His character, Tim, is inconsistent throughout and the casting for his secretary is just awful. I just don't see what is funny about that bland woman. So many talented actors out there, it doesn't take much to select someone half-decent.
Some of the worst scenes: it makes no sense that Tim was able to spot an idiot if he'd never had to spot one before. The scene where Darla the stalker goes to Tim's apartment is just plain stupid. And when Barry & Tim go to the artist's apartment, c'mon! The artist doesn't even ask how they got in, just acts as if they've run into one another in the street.
I wonder if Rudd's and Carell's careers are already on the decline for them to accept doing such a terribly awful movie. And what's happening in Hollywood? Gotta stop hiring each other's friends and get some talented people to write scripts. There's NO shortage of writers in this world, the industry can do better if it wants.
I can't even finish watching this thing but it looks like the makers adapted what they thought were the best scenes from original and threw in some ridiculous scenes of their own without providing any material to connect or justify it all.
Really, total crap! It looks like the whole production was slapped together with the minimum amount of effort possibly required. Even Paul Rudd's acting is sloppy at many points. His character, Tim, is inconsistent throughout and the casting for his secretary is just awful. I just don't see what is funny about that bland woman. So many talented actors out there, it doesn't take much to select someone half-decent.
Some of the worst scenes: it makes no sense that Tim was able to spot an idiot if he'd never had to spot one before. The scene where Darla the stalker goes to Tim's apartment is just plain stupid. And when Barry & Tim go to the artist's apartment, c'mon! The artist doesn't even ask how they got in, just acts as if they've run into one another in the street.
I wonder if Rudd's and Carell's careers are already on the decline for them to accept doing such a terribly awful movie. And what's happening in Hollywood? Gotta stop hiring each other's friends and get some talented people to write scripts. There's NO shortage of writers in this world, the industry can do better if it wants.