thefreakone

When it came out the hype was big. At the trailers they showed their best bits, but you didn´t know that beforehand. And by the time you finish the movie you realize it was all a waste of limitless talent.

I have nothing against any of these people. But, to me, it´s all forced comedy. They tried too hard to make things funny. It´s a big production with lots of A-star actors, but it doesn´t make it better. They come too short in the execution of comedy. The only exception is Robert Downey jr. And his amazing character. Stiller gave us the other good element in the film. Sadly, Jack Black´s character didn´t make me laugh at all, and the rest just served as supporting cast when you expected big things from them. Tom Cruise´s phone-call was indeed funny.

It was a long underdone comedy.

I laughed harder and longer at many other smaller comedies than this. It´s a shame, but they flew too close to the sun.

When it came out it didn't cause a big impression on me. To have Pacino and De Niro in a film was to be the event of the decade, but for me it turned out to be a little dissappointing. I blame the script, mainly. Perhaps the producers and director were more concerned with the action scenes instead of building the drama and give these actors enough range to work with. Val Kilmer participation was a waste of talent. They could have given the part to somebody else and it wouldn't have made any difference. Perhaps Kilmer pushed for the role in order to share a movie with these two legends, but i don't know. It still puzzles me.