Not exact matches
Release: Friday, July 10, 2015 [Theater] Written by: Àlex and David Pastor Directed by: Tarsem Singh A
talented cast can't save Self /
less from selfishly wasting its potential on a narrative utterly disinterested in entertaining.
That's pretty impressive considering the show's
cast includes voice acting comedy genius H. Jon Benjamin («Bob's Burgers,» «Home Movies,» etc.) as the voice of Archer; multi-
talented actress Aisha Tyler as the even more multi-
talented and super-smart superspy Lana Kane; SNL - grad par excellence Chris Parnell («30 Rock») as weaselly espionage accountant Cyril Figgis; borderline ubiquitous working actress Judy Greer as the lovably psychopathic billionairess Cheryl Tunt; the
less well - known but seemingly no
less talented Lucky Yates as mad scientist Dr. Krieger; and the voice of poly - addictive fan favorite Pam Poovey herself, Amber Nash.
It's poorly plotted and poorly written, with dialogue so awkward and impossible that
talented actors would have trouble making it sound cogent, much
less the band of community theatre
cast - offs assembled here.
The new version isn't even so much a remake as it is a completely different story with the same title, and though the
talented cast helps make the film feel
less moronic than it really is, «Prom Night» will still bore you to death.
While the actions taken by the
cast are in the book, much of it is unnecessary for the telling of the overall story and I bet a
talented screenwriter could have put this thing in at one film with
less than a three hour running time.
Finding themselves swamped means the
talented young
cast will hopefully have a
less crowded follow - up.
The rest of the
talented cast, including Nelson, Corey Stoll, Toby Kebbell, Bill Camp, Macon Blair, Stacy Keach, William Sterchi and Rachael Taylor, are unfortunately more or
less wasted, all of them adding a bit of color to the proceedings but little of actual substance.