Not exact matches
Now sixty years old, Martin still has a knack for broad physical
humor, and a timing that serves him well
during the
movie's many instances of over-the-top slapstick.
None of the intelligent
humor, none of the REAL emotion, Jason Segel was waaaaaay out of place in this
movie, Amy Adams looked as if she was in pain
during every dance number and a script which seemed slapped together without any thought to a PLOT.
The
movie's
humor becomes more desperate as it proceeds, from a song about moustaches (and a reprise of it by sheep, brought on by a drug - induced hallucination
during an ultimately pointless stay with a Native American tribe) to a character loosening the contents of his bowels into a hat (His attempt to obtain a second hat from a bystander who knows better is admittedly funny).
The film's surprising sense of
humor occurs largely
during the Hollywood sequences, as Mendez recruits his old buddy and
movie makeup master John Chambers (a hilarious and wonderful John Goodman), as well as veteran producer Lester Siegel (an equally enjoyable Alan Arkin), to assist in the creation of the fake production company and film.
The scene, set
during an afternoon volleyball game with some Italian and French locals, shows off the
movie's summery atmosphere and its unexpected
humor.
The
movie only falters
during its final third, when Vaughn lets the
humor drop in order to wrap up the explosive story.
Along with this aim, we further hypothesized that parents who received the computer training would engage in more distraction, praise,
humor, and play and less reassurance, provision of information, apologizing, and criticism
during their children's immunizations than untrained parents who were provided with a distraction approach (i.e.,
movies) or parents who received standard care.