Not exact matches
Ultimately, good intentions aside, the only point that You Don't Mess
With the Zohan really proves is Newton's Law of Gravity; cowriter Judd Apatow has been THE dominant voice in American film
comedy for the last three years (and I'm even counting the underrated Drillbit Taylor), but this movie proves that even HE had to
come down some
time!
With one - liners and physical
comedy that hit the mark nearly every
time, The Hangover is one of the best
comedies to
come out this year.
And the result is a mix of tones that works,
with our review from the Venice Film Festival declaring that, «while the film flirts
with a number of genres genres — melodrama,
comedy,
coming - of - age — it ultimately lands closest to being Green's first western by the
time it reaches its conclusion.»
The laughs may not be as strong as they were the first
time, and the sense of discovering something fantastically illicit may have faded to mellow, familiar charms that
come with the occasional giggle fit, but that's life as a stoner
comedy.
It's also treacherously predictable at
times, the two leads lack chemistry and it has the token horrible Rob Schneider cameo that seems to
come with every Sandler
comedy.
Comedy comes courtesy of the inevitable dwarves,
with Nick Frost returning from the first film, this
time partnered by Rob Brydon.
Gerwig's wise and perceptive
coming - of - age
comedy shares the Best Film category
with Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk, a
time - bending WWII epic, and Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread, a resplendent melodrama
with a prickly and poisonous aftertaste; Gerwig, Nolan, and Anderson assume their respective places in the Best Director category.
Previous attempts to exercise his funny bone
came with varying degrees of success: The King of
Comedy stands alongside De Niro's best work while Midnight Run proved his sharp sense of tightly - wound
timing as the straight - half of a memorable comedic double - act.
Now, in an unexpected announcement,
comes word that he's teaming up
with Anderson again — this
time for a
comedy special.
Whannell, who also wrote the script, tried to work in some light
comedy with Specs and Tucker awkwardly talking to Elise's nieces (Caitlin Gerard and Spencer Locke), but it just
comes off goofy and ill -
timed.
Despite the fact that these
comedies have been built almost entirely around boorish body fluid jokes and a very few bawdy gems («This one
time, at band camp...»), in «American Wedding» director Jesse Dylan jumps so impetuously from dog - doo - mistaken - for - chocolate gags to trite tender - moment montage sequences to sex scenes involving invalid grandmothers that none of it — the jokes or the sentiment —
comes across
with any conviction.
It's apparent that John Hughes» (Christmas Vacation, Ferris Bueller's Day Off) creativity had been running on empty in
coming up
with a reason to
come back for another film, but given the surprise smash that the first film was (it would go on to become the # 1
comedy of all
time), the sequel had been inevitable.
It certainly plays half of the
time as a
coming - of - age drama
with war elements, but in the mix we also find rebel - punk angst, teen romance, quirky
comedy, and, perhaps most oddly, a fantasy element involving telepathic connections between characters.
This is a nightmarish thriller
with an occult premise, which
comes across sometimes as a mad documentary and at other
times as a soft - focus sex
comedy gone wrong.
The humor can also be overly silly at
times, more befitting a cartoon than a subtle independent
comedy with melancholy beats, and the action elements toward the end, including car chases and destruction, feel like they belong in a spoof of 1980s blockbusters more so than in a poignant story about two misunderstood and withdrawn characters finding ways to
come together.
The trifecta known as Boyle, Hodge, and MacDonald
come together again to bring us a delightful
comedy with an exceptional cast and more energy in one minute of this film than most have in an entire running
time.
However, along
came more enlightened
times, and the classic Western gave way to
comedies like Blazing Saddles (1974), as well as iconoclastic variations on the theme a la Little Big Man (1970) and Dances
with Wolves (1990).
Boy is a curious mixture of outright
comedy with coming - of - age drama, balancing moments of laughter
with heartbreak, all in a perfectly
timed and measured package.
A mostly sweet - natured
comedy with a little more on its mind, the film sees South London teenager Yemi (Malachi Kirby)
come face - to - face
with his Nigeria - raised brother (Nollywood superstar O.C. Ukeje) for the first
time.
Blending great silent film era
comedy with full blown visceral action sequences, and shifting gears on the spur of a dime, «Kung Fu Hustle» is one of the most richly imaginative, creative, downright enjoyable movies to
come along in some
time.
At
times, this honestly does
come off as more of a romance
with some
comedy thrown in than an actual mystery / thriller, and the editing does it no favors.
Bringing together the all - star
comedy duo of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost for the third
time with award - winning Director Edgar Wright,
comes the third installment in the successful Cornetto Trilogy following the hilarious «Shaun of the Dead» and «Hot Fuzz».
This is where most of the
comedy comes from because as she begins to evolve, she slowly learns to respond
with «no» instead of «yes» all the
time.
Comedy Driving understands the frustrations that
come with getting a traffic ticket, it's always unexpected and its never the right
time due to our busy lifestyles.