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Tropic Thunder
Starring: Ben Stiller as Tugg Speedman Jack Black as Jeff Protnoy Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus Directed by: Ben Stiller Original Release Year 2008 Distributed by: DreamWorks Pictures Running Time: 107 minutes Genre: Action\Comedy Rated R for Strong Language and Violent Images and Some Drug References Synopsis: When a group of actors are making a huge and expensive Vietnam War Epic, they are suddenly thrown into a mix of real life drama when their director is suddenly killed and one of the stars is kidnapped by the VC. Scores: Acting-In
a word...HA! Well, okay, that is more of a stifling laugh than anything
else. Ben Stiller plays Tugg, an action star that has been having problems
doing anything else, his character is a typical muscle head that learns
his way...good, but not great. Jack Black plays the overweight drug
addicted Jeff that is always cast in the comedy roles, and is laughed at
because of his fart jokes...again, good but not great. The stand out
performance is easily Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk, the Australian numerous
award winning actor that went through a controversial operation to become
black for the role in this film. He played the character incredibly well,
was funny at times, was believable at others. Also starring in this film
is Matthew McConaughey as Tugg Speedmans agent, he was a last minute
replacement for Owen Wilson during his "suicide thingy",
McConaughey's performance was good enough for the role, but I personally
would have loved to have seen Wilson there. Nick Nolte as Four Leaf was
very good for the creepy Vietnam Vet that wrote the book that this film
was being based on. Tom Cruise as the backer of the film was very funny,
in an extremely awkward way. The OVERALL cast was pretty good, but not
fantastic.
Direction- This film starts out AWESOME. It begins with fake
trailers of films that the actors in Tropic Thunder have appeared in
before and the films that they are known for. Sadly, for the direction of
the film, that was the greatest part. Stiller did just enough for the film
to continue until the ending, but it seemed kind of pedestrian. Story-
Actors playing Actors is always a good idea, if not confusing. This was a
very funny idea. Take actors, throw them into a real warzone and let them
act for real. The story was funny, and pretty well written, it is hard to
understand why such a well written story turns out to be this generic. Expectations-
I was hoping that it would be a very funny movie, on the level of
Zoolander or Anchorman. It wasn't. Now, it is unfair to compare this movie
to the two previously stated films because they are not the same kind of
comedies. But still it did not meet expectations. Entertainment
Value- This is the one true shining light of this flim! I was
very well entertained. It was just a different kind of entertainment, one
that you don't know if you loved it or hated it, but either way you are
entertained by what was happening on the screen. Final
Rating: Final Thoughts: While this movie was entertaining, there was just something about it that left it in the "Average" category rather than the "Great" category. I would recommend seeing this film, but only slightly, if you have a cheap theater near by, or have nothing better to do on your day off, go and see it at Matinee prices.
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