SteveHistory

This movie starts well with great filming, suspense, interesting characters, and eerie setting. But...that's where it becomes stupid. Once the plot starts to unfold it just turns dumb. Sad to say, this is a NO GO.

I once watched a bad comedian that came out, stood at the mic, cleared his throat, prepared to speak, but every time he got ready he'd clear his throat again and come close to speaking but he never did. Clearly he had nothing to say.

This movie was EXACTLY the same. Build-up....no pay off. Build-up...no pay off. After 45 minutes I turned it off and watched SportsCenter.

AVOID. All throat clearing with NOTHING to sat

I have laughed outloud at Christopher Guest since his brief stint on Saturday Night Live, through "This Is Spinal Tap", "Waiting for Guffman", "Best in Show", and "A Mighty Wind", I anticipated the release of this movie for months believing that the premise was a winner.

Sadly, it was not to be. I only laughed a couple of times feeling like many of the gags were too mechanical and manipulative. Some of the characters had a few good lines but overall I was looking at the clock on the DVD player through much of the movie. Fred Willard, who generally steals every scene he is in really fell flat with his lack-luster performance. He appeared tired, bored, and out of touch--so at least he and I had those three things in common.

Sadly I cannot recommend this one. Painful to write, but avoid this one at all costs.