From Oscar Winner Alexander Payne comes the hilarious film that
delivers big comedy... and small...
From Oscar Winner Alexander Payne comes the hilarious film that
delivers big comedy... and small Matt Damon.
In a film that
delivers big comedy from a small Damon, sometimes all it takes is a change of perspective to better understand the world in the social satire that is Downsizing, available on Digital from March 28 and 4K Ultra HDTM, Blu - rayTM & DVD from April 11, 2018.
Not exact matches
Even with
big names signed on and a successful raunch -
comedy template in place, Couples Retreat fails to
deliver the
big laughs, hell, if I'm being honest, it pretty much fails...
Perhaps the
biggest problem stems from the lack of chemistry between Parker Posey and Paul Rudd, both thespians who normally
deliver handsomely in romantic
comedies, but never seem to find the right footing to suggest there ever was any strong bond between them at any point, even before their problems with sexual closure.
On the other hand, The Bad Education Movie did not want for currency — it wasn't a powerful enough
comedy brand to
deliver a
big cinema audience.
OPENING THIS WEEK Kam's Kapsules: Weekly Previews That Make Choosing a Film Fun by Kam Williams For movies opening May 8, 2009
BIG BUDGET FILMS Next Day Air (R for violence, drug use, pervasive profanity and brief sexuality) Action - oriented crime caper about the
comedy of errors which ensue after a couple of hapless hoodlums (Mike Epps and Wood Harris) are mistakenly
delivered a large package filled with bricks of pure cocaine.
Amy Schumer and Judd Apatow
delivered a laugh - a-minute clandestine rom - com with Trainwreck while Adam McKay chucked out
comedy for drama with his erratic financial meltdown effort The
Big Short.
Language: English Genre:
Comedy / Musical MPAA rating: PG - 13 Director: Damien Chazelle Actors: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, J.K. Simmons Plot: An aspiring actress who rubs elbows with
big stars only by
delivering their lattes and a jazz pianist barely making ends meet by playing dingy bars form a quick bond.
This appealing
comedy delivers big laughs and great performances, and even has a heart and soul to boot.
Toni Erdmann showed that Germany can do broad
comedy which travels outside its borders and Bruno Dumont's Slack Bay
delivered big, goofy laughs.
Editor's Note: I'm still waiting to see it mtself, but for now I'll include this final quote from Ethan's very positive review: «Neighbors is the perfect summer
comedy,
delivering big laughs from a riotous war of mother and father versus brothers.
«Guardians of the Galaxy» is the closest thing to a standalone movie that the studio has made since the first «Iron Man,» and Gunn absolutely nails the offbeat tone of the source material, creating a sort of punk rock «Star Wars» that
delivers big on adventure and
comedy with a thoroughly entertaining cast of characters.
This film definitely falls into that new
comedy genre, but manages to outdo the norm in the way it handles character and
delivers a level of depth in their relationships that has been missing from
big screen
comedies of late.