Wow, what an underrated movie! Although I'm sure it's only a matter of time until it gets more credit:
First off, Jason Bateman was OUTSTANDING in this film, his acting really held this movie together, along with Mila Kunis and Affleck.
The pool boy scene was hilarious, and Mike Judge is good at finding the comedy in even the most embarrassing/worst situations there are.
David Koechner was hilarious too, I'm a huge fan. One person made the comment of how he was Under utilized somehow? That makes no sense, David is ALWAYS playing small parts, second, his part in this film was to be just an annoying neighbor, that's all Judge was trying to get across. A character such as that cannot possibly get anymore complex or be given anymore scenes in which the way he directed it.
Ben Affleck was really hyped up and good in this movie, he really gave the movie a conversational druggy edge point of view. And you can really feel it.
Mila was awesome in this movie, I was very surprised that she even considered the role, but hey...actors are actors, they go where the work is. She was very confident in her sneaky/ bad girl role, and she delivers a very solid performance. I just wish Judge would have put her in a lot more scenes!! She was SO good for this movie!
The one guy I had a problem with was Matt Schulze. He had good energy, etc, however he really didn't fit in. I hate people that try to act edgy or tough. Just because you think you can play guitar and where stupid MMA T-shirts DOESN'T make you cool or hardcore....it makes you a poser. I'm sorry, but he sucked in Fast and Furious, and he sucked in this too.
One guy that surprised me was Gene Simmons (although I saw his name in the beginning credits). Gene was HILARIOUS and full of energy. I'm not a huge fan of him, because I think he's kind of shallow and a pansy , but I gotta give him credit here.
Overall funny movie, people take Judge films way too seriously. This one has some serious acting in it, but it's raunchy too, but anyone watching this film and ISN'T a fan of Judge films should probably sit this one out, unless you like some of the big names in the movie.
This is different then other Judge films, but also has his familiar style. It reminded me MUCH MORE of a Kevin Smith film, like Clerks meets Office Space. But this film isn't supposed to be Office Space, yet the comedy style from that movie appears somewhat present.
But the movie has a storyline which has a real feel to it, and a couple characters have real problems. Things take a bad turn here and there, but the way in which Judge adds a relaxed view on things towards the end really makes it a pretty good comedy.
First off, Jason Bateman was OUTSTANDING in this film, his acting really held this movie together, along with Mila Kunis and Affleck.
The pool boy scene was hilarious, and Mike Judge is good at finding the comedy in even the most embarrassing/worst situations there are.
David Koechner was hilarious too, I'm a huge fan. One person made the comment of how he was Under utilized somehow? That makes no sense, David is ALWAYS playing small parts, second, his part in this film was to be just an annoying neighbor, that's all Judge was trying to get across. A character such as that cannot possibly get anymore complex or be given anymore scenes in which the way he directed it.
Ben Affleck was really hyped up and good in this movie, he really gave the movie a conversational druggy edge point of view. And you can really feel it.
Mila was awesome in this movie, I was very surprised that she even considered the role, but hey...actors are actors, they go where the work is. She was very confident in her sneaky/ bad girl role, and she delivers a very solid performance. I just wish Judge would have put her in a lot more scenes!! She was SO good for this movie!
The one guy I had a problem with was Matt Schulze. He had good energy, etc, however he really didn't fit in. I hate people that try to act edgy or tough. Just because you think you can play guitar and where stupid MMA T-shirts DOESN'T make you cool or hardcore....it makes you a poser. I'm sorry, but he sucked in Fast and Furious, and he sucked in this too.
One guy that surprised me was Gene Simmons (although I saw his name in the beginning credits). Gene was HILARIOUS and full of energy. I'm not a huge fan of him, because I think he's kind of shallow and a pansy , but I gotta give him credit here.
Overall funny movie, people take Judge films way too seriously. This one has some serious acting in it, but it's raunchy too, but anyone watching this film and ISN'T a fan of Judge films should probably sit this one out, unless you like some of the big names in the movie.
This is different then other Judge films, but also has his familiar style. It reminded me MUCH MORE of a Kevin Smith film, like Clerks meets Office Space. But this film isn't supposed to be Office Space, yet the comedy style from that movie appears somewhat present.
But the movie has a storyline which has a real feel to it, and a couple characters have real problems. Things take a bad turn here and there, but the way in which Judge adds a relaxed view on things towards the end really makes it a pretty good comedy.
