Rare Comedy where the Acting is Worth the Visit

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2011)

Went to the cinema yesterday with great expectations due to the cast. As expected the cast was great. Normally, a comedy is not worth the money just because of the acting but here we have one of these examples. The whole cast plays very well, every character has his/her own personality and are very distinct from each other. Nevertheless, the friendship of the three butts is always believable and you feel the connection between them the whole time. Spacey, Aniston, Farell, Fox are all marvelous, too. All of them are evil and pigs but in a completely different way, nobody is simply stencilled. Just find out yourself. While the acting and the huge variety of characters and personalities is really outstanding the comedy of the Comedy is a little bit disappointing. The movie does not manage it to max out the possibilities of the huge variety of personalities and possible behavior. Instead,we see a lot of stuff already known from American Pie, Along Came Polly till Hangover. The movie has wonderful moments but most of the time we find (also funny again and again, do not get me wrong) familiar and vulgar jokes. All in all, you get great acting and a pile of interesting characters. Unfortunately, the comedy cannot top a mediocre standard. This is especially surprising when you have a look at the cast.