Low brow humor, but kind of smart?

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2019)

This comedy is perfect. It doesn't waste a second, because when it's not making you laugh with a joke, it's presenting a funny situation (that would end in a joke to make you laugh later). But the difference here with other low brow comedies is with the other moments, where besides being funny, the movie allows the characters to be real and let us know each of them, their relationships and how those grow. There is space for realistic reactions and emotions in them, even if the situations and the story are exaggerated.
Superb acting from the three leads Helms, Cooper and Galifianakis, stealing the show, making every line as funny as possible.
The script and dialogue is pretty great, and the direction from Phillips maintains a good enough balance between realism and ridiculousness really hard to hit. The score (or songs used) could've been better, but that's just a minor thing. Awesome low brow comedy, with enough ingenuity to elevate it above something like a Seth Rogen comedy.