I wanted to stop watching this after half an hour, but forced myself to the end barely, just to see how bad can it really get. I mean, when I looked at the main cast, it showed potential. All great actors with experience in comedy. And I think they are probably ashamed of this film.
This is hands down Steve Carell's worst role I've ever seen. Although, there is no actor who could play this part well. To make a main character in a film this stupid is a blasphemy, all the more if he's supposed to have a job that actually requires to have a functioning brain. Entire duration of film you have a feeling that you're watching a three year old child in a body of Carell. Beside having a overwhelming feeling of desperation for having to even watch this thrash.
And I wouldn't even mind the stupidity of characters if there was a lot of funny situations or dialogues (eg. Dumb and Dumber) but this film is half way between comedy and drama, trying to provoke your compassion for the most stupid, and trying to make you laugh (although unsuccesfully) with bad jokes. Dumb and Dumber had two idiots, and that formula worked. Here, you just watch one idiot surrounded by some really patient people.
Giving it two stars just because I believe there could be even worse films there, so leaving some space for those.
This is hands down Steve Carell's worst role I've ever seen. Although, there is no actor who could play this part well. To make a main character in a film this stupid is a blasphemy, all the more if he's supposed to have a job that actually requires to have a functioning brain. Entire duration of film you have a feeling that you're watching a three year old child in a body of Carell. Beside having a overwhelming feeling of desperation for having to even watch this thrash.
And I wouldn't even mind the stupidity of characters if there was a lot of funny situations or dialogues (eg. Dumb and Dumber) but this film is half way between comedy and drama, trying to provoke your compassion for the most stupid, and trying to make you laugh (although unsuccesfully) with bad jokes. Dumb and Dumber had two idiots, and that formula worked. Here, you just watch one idiot surrounded by some really patient people.
Giving it two stars just because I believe there could be even worse films there, so leaving some space for those.