This was always going to be compared to the original (which was funny, smart, physical and prophetic)... given that George W had yet to fix that wonky grin of his.
Unusually, it stands up well to it's predecessor, in terms of making I larf. I didn't expect it too... but it did. Of course the two leads are too old to be doing this stuff now... but Seth is too up himself to do 'goofy', and Charlie Chaplin is dead. So... the boys are back!
Jim Carrey has been making people laugh for so long that he hardly has to bother anymore. If you ever found him funny... you will always find him funny. Jeff Daniels is practically the perfect 'straight man'. He times everything with ease... while never dropping his sheer likability. Their act remains fresh, despite the 20 year gap.
A good comedy has 25 minutes of chuckles and an hour spinning out the thin story... this has evenly spread chuckles, a few guffaws... and enough fun for you to forget about the story. The 'bad beer' scam was worth the money alone.
See it. This is what The Interview would have been like if it had been funny.
Unusually, it stands up well to it's predecessor, in terms of making I larf. I didn't expect it too... but it did. Of course the two leads are too old to be doing this stuff now... but Seth is too up himself to do 'goofy', and Charlie Chaplin is dead. So... the boys are back!
Jim Carrey has been making people laugh for so long that he hardly has to bother anymore. If you ever found him funny... you will always find him funny. Jeff Daniels is practically the perfect 'straight man'. He times everything with ease... while never dropping his sheer likability. Their act remains fresh, despite the 20 year gap.
A good comedy has 25 minutes of chuckles and an hour spinning out the thin story... this has evenly spread chuckles, a few guffaws... and enough fun for you to forget about the story. The 'bad beer' scam was worth the money alone.
See it. This is what The Interview would have been like if it had been funny.