Mildly amusing in one or two places
I guess the people who found this film 'hilarious' and 'amazing' must be really easily pleased. I found it overly long, badly scripted, predictable and poorly acted. Malkovitch put some effort into his part as Marvin the paranoid android, err, sorry, ex-CIA agent but all of the other big names seem to have decided that what this 'comedy' needed was for them to ham it up. And Brian Cox was the hammiest of the porcine bunch.
What's most disappointing about this film, however, is that the writers seem to think that because what they're writing is an 'action comedy' they don't have to bother trying to make anything about it the slightest bit believable. It's as if they think the word 'comedy' is code for 'will only be watched by gullible fools'. Thanks for the insult, guys. Now, can I have that two hours of my life back, please?
What's most disappointing about this film, however, is that the writers seem to think that because what they're writing is an 'action comedy' they don't have to bother trying to make anything about it the slightest bit believable. It's as if they think the word 'comedy' is code for 'will only be watched by gullible fools'. Thanks for the insult, guys. Now, can I have that two hours of my life back, please?
- imdb-9652
- Oct 16, 2010